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What is your first name? Erik
Age: 23
Location: "Suburban" Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hobbies and Interests: Computers, music: listening & "DJing", playing/watching sports, Golden Tee, GOD, Wrong Planet, etc.
Why are you here? I have Asperger's and I enjoy learning about other's diabilities. I have many friends in "real life" that are
disabled...
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Age 3, I think... I know for sure that I have been diagnosed!
Favorite subjects: In school?? Let's see...probably Social Studies (History) and Phy Ed.
Year/Grade: Graduated from High School in 2002...Technical College in 2004
Favorite music: Electronic (Dance/Trance/Techno/Drum & Bass/Ambient)
Books: Reading is not my forte!
TV shows/Movies: TV: Not a TV person! Movies: Action
Instrument: I can operate a turntable... I HATE hip-hop, so I don't do any "scratching"!
Do you like sports? Sure! -- I play mainly tennis, basketball, mini golf, bowling
Family: Mom, Dad, Brother, Cat, Grandparents, Friends from "Wrong Planet"
Clothing: Whatever...EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING: dresses, kilts, spandex, "girly" clothes.
How did you find this website?Google was my "secret weapon"
Job: Still looking...would hope to find a job with computers
Plans for the future? I would like to move out SOON and have a aspie roomate or someone with a similar disability.
Any comments? I once went over to a friends house to eat and the food just was no good! The macaroni was soggy, the peas were mushed, and the chicken tasted like wood! So I tried to play it off like I thought I could by saying that I was full. Then my friend told his mom, "Erik's just being polite, he's not finished, uh uh, that's bull!"

So my heart started pumping and I thought of a lie and I said that I already ate. My friend said, "Man, there's plenty of food!"
so I pile some more on my plate.

While the stinky food was steaming, my mind started to dreaming of the moment that it was time to leave. Then I looked at my plate and my chicken was slowly rotting into something that looked like cheese! So I said, "That's it; I got to leave this place, I don't care what these people think! I'm just sitting here making myself nauseous with this ugly food that stinks!"

So I busted out the door while it was still closed, still sick from the food I ate. Then I ran to the store for quick relief from a bottle of kaopectate. I called my friend two weeks later to see how he had been. He said, "I understand about the food, Erik, but we're still friends!"

What is your first name? Erich

Age:13

Location: USA

Hobbies and Interests: Computers, reading, building models, videogames, science, history,and coin collecting

Why are you here? I have Asperger's and I've started doing some research on it. One of the sites I went to was en.wikipedia.org, and while looking through the data on aforementioned site I found a link to wrongplanet.net, I clicked it and being one that likes to join online communites that have the similar interests that I have, I joined this site and here I am.

When were you diagnosed? A few years ago, I forget when exactly.

Favorite subjects: History, Math, and Science

Year/Grade: 8th grade

Favorite music: jazz, and classical

Books: I like all genres, I am currently reading some short storys that were written by H.P Lovecraft

TV shows/Movies:I don't have a favorite TV show, and I don't like any movies either.

Instrument: Baritone

Do you like sports? I don't like to actually play them but I do like to watch some. Specifcally hockey, and some baseball.

Family: Mom, Dad, Grandparents, Sister, Nephews, Brother-in-law, my pet cats

Clothing:Usually unripped jeans,t-shirt, polo shirt (solid color), socks, and shoes

How did you find this website?I found this site via wikipedia

Job:none at the moment, I'm too young, but I do want to become a computer engineer when I mature into a functioning member of society

Plans for the future? I would like to go to the ASMSA during my junior and senior years of highschool, then hopefully go to MIT where I can get a degree in computer engineering, or whatever degree they have for that career choice, and then after that find a job in computer engineering and continue my life.

Any comments? None at the moment but thanks for asking. *walks away then runs back*
Oh wait! I do have one, the reason all the questions and answers are spaced apart is I didn't want it to seem it was all one thing and look disorganized.

What is your first name?
Oliver. But I hate that, so I only respon to Ollie really.

Age:
20

Location:
Cambridge

Hobbies and Interests:
Photography, Computer Games, Drawing.

Why are you here?
Because I have nobody to interact with and feel unwelcome on other forums.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
When I was 17.

Favorite subjects:
Photography. Philosophy and psychology, but I know little about these.

Year/Grade:
Second year at Uni.

Favorite music:
I hate this question.

Books:
I don't read much, just Berserk books.

TV shows/Movies:
Berserk, Battle Royale, Memento, and a few others. Hate listing them all.

Instrument:
None, I quit the Cello when I was about 10 or 11.

Do you like sports?
I play Ultimate Frisbee! That aside, not many.

Family:
Mum, Dad, Brother, 4 cats.

Clothing:
I can never find trousers that are both long enough and not really loose. It sucks. I wear black, white or red shirts. I wear leather jackets all the time, and a black bandanna. I can never find decent boots in my size. Being tall can really be poop at times.

How did you find this website?
I've forgotten! Possibly wikipedia.

Job:
None, but every once in a blue moon I seem to pick up something low paying and photography related.

Plans for the future?
Live in Switzerland is my big dream, in the alps. Teach photography at A Level, and other stuff.

Any comments?
Nah.

>>>First name:

nb411

>>>Age:

22

>>>Location:

Adelaide, Australia. Soon to be Brisbane Australia.

>>>Hobbies and Interests:

Modified Japanese cars, Computer hardware, 2d / 3d Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Psychology, Real Estate, Business, Self Development (In no particular order)

>>>Why are you here?

Cause all the cool kids are doing it.

>>>When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):

Last week! By me. I might get someone to tell me officially what I already know when I can be bothered.

>>>Year/Grade:

Graduated High School 2002. Completed intensive 3d Artist course after school.

>>>Favorite music:

House, RnB, UK Garage, Trance (and all it's permutations), Dance, Happy Hardcore, Chillout, System of a Down, Rap and some pop songs every now and then.

>>>Books:

Anything I can learn from, technical manuals, self development and some lesser literature like Ralph while waiting to get a haircut. Though I really can't stand the fake orange skinned tupperware girls. What ever happened to natural beauty?

>>>TV shows/Movies:

I hate TV for the most part. I do like some reality shows, again, because I can learn something from them. I have watched Survivor, The Apprentice and watched a few LOST episodes but ultimately it's fictionalness put me to sleep

In terms of Movies I am most drawn towards R-rated types. Not so much for the gratuitous content but because they make you think, or leave a profound impression on you and sometimes contain a message about humanity.

I also like dry comedies such as Anchorman, that was great. Invader Zim also deserves a mention, I have a strong feeling that the show creator has AS of some form or extent.

>>>Instrument:

Never really got into it though I have no doubt I could be good at it.

>>>Do you like sports?

I went along to the Australian open last week for the first time expecting team spirit and weird things like that to be forced on me. Though pleasantly it was not the case, and I was free to sip my Scotch and Dry while sitting back and watching. Sport is something my mind has always been very closed to possibly beacuse of getting a hard time about it in school. I like to watch gymnastics, bobsledding and ski jumping when it's on. Though if I miss it I don't get upset. I play ping pong whenever someone I know has a table and the mood is right. Good fun

>>>Family:

Maintain a good friendship with both my parents. Moved out of home over a year ago now.

>>>Clothing:

Neat Casual collars and jeans, T-Shirt and Shorts when it's hot (Also neat) Pretty up to date.

>>>How did you find this website?

Interesting story, was using the computer and...

>>>Job:

2d/3d Artist for Games/Film. I run my own contracting business.

>>>Plans for the future?

Too many.

>>>Any comments?

R: I saw that. Brick killed a guy. Did you throw a trident?
B: Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident.

What is your first name?
Eric

Age:
33

Location:
Massachusetts

Hobbies and Interests:
Classical Guitar, Soccer, bicycling

Why are you here?
My mother had a bit too much to drink one night...

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
This month. It was never suspected when I was young because it wasn't recognized at the time (graduated high school in '92) so they just figured it was a myriad of ADD, hyperactivity, bi-polar, even schizophrenic. Autism was never suspected because I don't show many outward symptoms (language development, rocking, etc.) and as I'm getting older, I'm finding it easier to make my way through life.

Favorite subjects:
Statistics, and related subjects. I also enjoyed philosophy, and political science most of all.

Year/Grade:
I nearly failed out of high school (hardest 5 1/2 years of my life!) so I thought college was out of the question. A couple of years ago I felt confident, and now I'm in my senior year.

Favorite music:
To play: Baroque, and I'll try some Spanish, but I don't have the feel for it. Mainly late Renaissance to early Classical periods. Listening is another story, just about everything is represented in my CD collection, with a particular love for electronic chill-out music.

Books:
Mostly school right now, I do some fiction, but I prefer history, or political commentary.

TV shows/Movies:
Besides the cartoon cabal (South Park, Simpsons, etc.) I like My Name is Earl. It's funny, well written, and has a positive message. I don't have cable, so I can't say much else...

Instrument:
Guitar. I played in rock and metal bands a while ago, but now it's pretty much classical.

Do you like sports?
I play soccer, and love watching it too. I'll watch football on Sundays sometimes, but people take that game WAY too seriously.

Family:
Mom, Dad, Sister and Brother, with half sisters in England.

Clothing:
Varies to suit the occasion, but I try to look nice, although sometimes I appear overdressed. I think it's fun to get dressed up, even if I am only going to school.

How did you find this website?
wikipedia

Job:
I've worked in power plants doing the Homer Simpson thing. Not quite the safety inspector of 7-g, but remarkably close.

Plans for the future?
Finish school just because I never thought I could. I have a good job, and I'm not sure what a degree will mean, but I failed so miserably in high school, it would seem a waste of my brain to not attempt to challenge it like this.

Any comments?
I'm just learning about all this, but it's a dream come true to find out that others' thoughts are on the same frequency as mine.

What is your first name? Amy

Age: 22

Location: North west England

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, playing children's computer games (neopets takes up a ridiculous amount of my time ), learning new things, watching TV, walking in pretty places

Why are you here? I don't know anyone else with AS and I was hoping to understand why I'm like this a bit more

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I'm not diagnosed-I read about AS 4 years ago and it scared me that it sounded like me so I ignored it. Over the last 6 months however it's become more apparent (had to meet new people!) and I've done lots of research, taken on-line tests and it seems that I almost definitely have it.

Favorite subjects: History, Philosophy, psychology, english literature (assuming you mean subjects from my school days)

Year/Grade: I'm a post-graduate

Favorite music: Elliott Smith, Quasi, Grandaddy, Keane, Ed Harcourt, Belle and Sebastian, Muse...and others like them.

Books: I love Stephen Fry's books but have only read a few so far. Just read two Dawkins books that were really good.

TV shows/Movies: British comedy such as The Mighty Boosh, Peep Show and The League of Gentlemen. I also watch Neighbours (the australian soap), documentaries, and series like Life on Mars. Pretty much anything then, .

Instrument: I'm not great at playing music but I like to play on my boyfriend's sister's piano.

Do you like sports? Hmmm...I don't play any sports unless I'm made to (on my uni course) but I do quite like it when I do. I don't watch any, apart from the odd snooker or darts match.

Family: I live with my boyfriend's family at the moment.

Clothing: Anything I can afford. Jeans mostly and t-shirts, although my sister just bought me a load of fancier clothes so I'm wearing them at the moment.

How did you find this website? Via the Richard Dawkins website under the Atheism and Autism thread.

Job: Training to be a primary school teacher at the moment (supposed to be applying for jobs right now as a matter of fact)

Plans for the future? Get a job in a lovely school, buy a house, adopt some kiddiwinks.

Any comments? This is my first post so hello!

What is your first name?

Age: 20

Location: alberta

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): sort of self-diagnosed, I'm not quite sure if I have AS or not

Favorite subjects: music, literature, facism,politics

Year/Grade:2nd year university transfer program

Favorite music: Punk rock-but I branch off

Books: "journey to the end of the night"-Celine, any Dostoevsky,"catch 22" Joseph Heller

TV shows/Movies: Kids in the Hall, Futurama, law and order(the older episodes)

Instrument: Guitar, Drums(barely)

Do you like sports? watch hockey occasionally

Family: parents seperated, my mom's a sweet,timid, and supportive mom, dad's an ex religious-cult member;has adhd, siblings: older brother(by 2 years)- the one mentally stable family member, younger brother(3 years); hesher.

Clothing: buttoned-up cotton shirts, band t-shirts, anorexic woman's jeans

How did you find this website? browsing the internet

Job: dishwasher

Plans for the future? journalism, some kind of writing career

What is your first name? Heather

Age: 15 (16 in a few weeks)

Location: The-smallest-town-in-North-America, Ohio.

Hobbies and Interests: Writing, drawing, music...um...I lost most of interests actually.

Why are you here? Because I'm an aspie.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Self-diagnosed last April. Working on an offical dx. Along with a couple of other dxs (avodiant, bipolar (?), and schizotypal) because I'm almost positive I'm not just AS.

Favorite subjects: English, Art

Year/Grade: 10th

Favorite music: Metal, Rock (almost all variations, I won't list them all). At the moment I'm listening to "Kiss and Control" by AFI.

Books: Lots. I recently started a series called Demon Diary and have completely fallen in love, so that's the big one at the moment.

TV shows/Movies: None really. I don't watch a lot of TV.

Instrument: I can still tinker around on the piano, and I'm getting guitar lessons next month.

Do you like sports? Meh, depends on the sport. I don't do sports though.

Family: Mother, father, little brother, six cats, one perfect puppy (who's actually 13).

Clothing: Black, grey, or a funny saying. Always jeans.

How did you find this website? I was searching the internet for aspie related stuff and found this site. I like it.

Job: I work for my father's company, typing/editting/filing tank reports.

Plans for the future? College, writing, and (probably) psychology. Oh, and moving somewhere big.

Any comments? ...Not really. I thought I had posted here before, but apparantly I didn't.

What is your first name? Edward

Age: 16

Location: San Francisco, CA

Hobbies and Interests: Lots out there, but mainly Legends of the Hidden Temple, fractal creating, game creating, creating creating, piano playing...

Why are you here? I imagine people's reasons are similar... I'm an aspie, and I wanted to share my own thoughts with others and finally be a part of a community that understands what it means to be one.

When were you diagnosed?: Well, I haven't been clinically tested, but I'm almost positive I do have AS, based on the criteria. I've acted like I have for as long as I can remember.

Favorite subjects: Math, Electronics, Glass

Year/Grade: Junior in high school.

Favorite music: Honestly, the music from the Donkey Kong Country series.

Books: Not a huge book fan, but I found I could relate to a lot to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. It's been a book that's really stuck with me.

TV shows/Movies: Legends of the Hidden Temple, 24, Saturday Night Live.

Instrument: Funny you should ask. Piano--mostly tunes I figure out by ear.

Do you like sports? Sure. I do Track & Field and a ping-pong/volleyball hybrid game my friends and I invented at school.

Family: Mother, father, brother... basic.

Clothing: Comfortable cargo pants and colored shirts, and a black jacket. I can't stand shorts or sweatshirts.

How did you find this website? I tripped and fell. Rather, I was having a casual conversation with a friend from an online forum who said he thought that "at least 40% of the members on the form had Asperger's." Not knowing what it was, I looked it up on Wikipedia, only to find the perfect identification to my problems.

Job: None at the moment.

Plans for the future? We'll see--I wish I could just stay in the present. It's cozy here.

Any comments? I really have two major social hindrances, the first being that I have AS, and the second that I'm gay. But seeing as how things could be at this point, I think I'm doing fine.

Okay, nicking profile...

What is your first name? Starts with a "K"

Age: 23

Location: Gold Coast, Australia

Hobbies and Interests: I currently enjoy a variety of interests. My first interest was astronomy, but my first major obsession was Doctor Who. I know enjoy many British comedies, Dune, Terry Practhett, history, forensic science and various video games. Rading remains my first and foremost love.

Why are you here? To socialise. I've been here for several months now.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): During my last years of High School, by Tony Attwood.

Favorite subjects: See above.

Year/Grade: No grades, as I am now a graduate with a Bachelor in Health Sciences, and am doing a Masters of Medicla Resarch.

Favorite music: Mostly video game music

Books: Too numerous to name, believe me.

TV shows/Movies: Again, too numerous to list, particularly TV shows.

Instrument: None. Dabbled in the recorder at primary school.

Do you like sports? No.

Family: Mother, father and younger brother.

How did you find this website? My mum heard about it and nagged me to give it a go. I haven't really regretted that.

Job: Trying to find one, but currently a student.

Plans for the future? Change the world subtly? Not die?

Any comments? I've enjoyed Wrong Planet very mcuh while I was on it.

What is your first name? David

Age: 43

Location: ontario, Canada

Hobbies and Interests: anything with a motor!!

Why are you here? 11 year old son with Aspergers,autism spectrum

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):

Favorite subjects:

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: old time rock

Books: horror, adventure

TV shows/Movies: same as above

Instrument: bass

Do you like sports? 1/2

Family: too many to count

Clothing: try to wear, (co-workers appreciate that)


How did you find this website? google

Job: municipal, waterworks

Plans for the future? spend as much time as I can with my son.

Any comments?

What is your first name? Jeffrey

Age: 23

Location: Loserville, Kaintuckee, USA

Hobbies and Interests: maps, population statistics, cars, weather

Why are you here? Aspergers

When were you diagnosed? Yes

Favorite subjects: Political Science, Geography

Year/Grade: Junior in college

Favorite music: various

Books: political non fiction

TV shows/Movies: not much tv, mostly sports

Instrument: trombone in middle school

Do you like sports? yes

Family: 3 sisters 1 brother, parents diseased

Clothing: wal mart specials


How did you find this website? listen to the little voices in my head

Job: el estudiante

Plans for the future? eat, sleep