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What is your first name? Taupey

Age: 47

Location: Mid Atlantic/East Coast Virginia

Current perseverations: Music, Reading/Writing, Art, My Cats: Winchester, Obsidian and Sterling.

When did you discover AS? The first time I visited WrongPlanet.net. I realized me and my son both have AS HFA. I have an appt. w/ doctor March 15th to discuss being tested.

Do you have other psych diagnoses? I have a hx of chronic depression and I have been dx'd PTSD.

Do you have a degree? No, but I should, I have lots and lots of college credit from many colleges and universities. Music Major, Classical Voice and Piano, Science Major.

Kids? I have a daughter - 27 years and a son who is 25 years.
Favorite music, other than NIN Ha Ha that's funny, I love Nine Inch Nails, Classical, Opera, Alternative Rock, Soft Rock, Jazz, New Age, Acid Jazz, Techno, House, Blues, R & B, Folk etc...

Job? To be myself.

Relationship with significant other, past or present? 2 marriages - 1st Divorced, 2nd Widowed. No significant other at this time.

Plans for the future? To be Happy!

Anything else you feel is pertinent: I love this website. Thank You!

What is your first name? Karen

Age: 30

Location: Indiana

Current perseverations: I don't know what this word means or what the question is.

When did you discover AS? 3 weeks ago.

Do you have other psych diagnoses? Not that I know of at the moment. I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder a few years ago, but I've not felt like that in 3 years.

Do you have a degree? I have a diploma for Medical Office Administration, and I am currently working for a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science.

Kids? Two stepchildren, ages 3 and 5.

Favorite Music: Green Day, Tool, Sinatra, Johnny Cash, anything with a banjo in it lately.

Job? Yep, I'm a medical transcriptionist.

Relationship with significant other, past or present? I've had loads and loads of bad boyfriends, and 1 good one, and 1 magnificent one, who I am currently still involved with.

Plans for the future? Travel all over the world writing research papers on international politics and being published in scholarly journals. I want the kids to do Europe in the summers to immerse them in other cultures. Their acceptance of others who are different is a high priority of mine.

Anything else you feel is pertinent: I didn't used to function this well, and it's hard work on my brain every single day to be who I am. Some days I want to give up, but then one of the kids gives me a hug, and all of it is worth it.

What is your first name? Bianca

Age:24

Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Current perseverations: my online dictionary doesnt know the word . anyway if it means interest: I am interested in Language and linguistics, human development(language acquisition, neurobiological changes of growing up and similar) in astronomy, cricket, British(indie) music, and to some parts of geography(I love maps, and I like some aspects of geography on a non calculating level)

When did you discover AS? I think i first informed mysself about it when I was about 16 or 17 years old
I was only to be diagnosed at the age of 18.
Do you have other psych diagnoses?no.

Do you have a degree?no but I am studying.

Kids?none (yet?)

Favorite music, other than NIN Laughing: I like British Indie music, as well as some well doen pop, that has great lyrics, such as Pet Shop Boys, Pulp, Morrissey(the smith) as well as older music such as Pink Floyd queen or dire straits.

Job?Student of geography. jobless currently .

Relationship with significant other, past or present?
yes.
Plans for the future?
I liek to continue my studies and maybe learn not to procrastinate so much as I do. As well when I am gfinished(or when I feel it is right I would consider getting kids
Anything else you feel is pertinent:Actually I am not sure, I was once in a 4 weeks stay in a psychiatric ward to see what the people say there, and while the doctor didnt say that I have it, the report which I could see later(because it was send to my mothers workplace which is a practise(dialysis but practice is practice) which states that I could have apsergers/hfa which is the same over here) and a 4-6 pages long essay on it. So I don't really know really. Hope that does not disqualify me for this forum.

What is your first name? Bill

Age: 49

Location: Tracy California

Current perseverance: History, Astronomy, Geopolitics, People interaction dynamics,

When did you discover AS? Recently, but I suppose I always knew something was wrong.

Do you have other psych diagnoses? Tourettes.

Do you have a degree? Yes

Kids? 4

Favorite music, other than NIN Laughing? All music but I get into specific moods and sometimes listen to the same stuff over and over again. Currently loving jazz again.

Job? UPS Driver. It's a nightmare dealing with all them social people.

Relationship with significant other, past or present? Wife

Plans for the future? Make a friend if possible.

Anything else you feel is pertinent: My curse is seeing things for what they truly are and of course letting everyone know.

What is your first name?

Age: 33

Location: canada

Current perseverations: tagging my collections of mp3s, photos and ebooks. my new macbook. those have captured my attention in the last few weeks. ongoing: learning japanese. acquiring a fundamental knowledge of science in general (just finished reading an introduction to molecular biology and am working on physics in general). playing guitar. drawing a comic/manga. writing a book/blog.

When did you discover AS? i have discovered nothing as of yet.

Do you have other psych diagnoses? no. i am not a fan of psychiatrists/psychologists in general. nor doctors really.

Do you have a degree? no.

Kids? sometimes i wish but no.

Favorite music, other than NIN : is nine inch nails a requirement? i do like nine inch nails oddly. my musical taste is quite broad in general. what comes to mind is yann tiersen. and things like pulseprogramming, manitoba, amon tobin. oh, and 80s music.

Job? yes. dragging and dropping things (on a computer, not physically) and emailing things.

Relationship with significant other, past or present? yes, 3 in total. 1 long term, current.

Plans for the future? writing a book, drawing manga, maybe go back to school, move to a different part of canada that is more zen and less capitalist, become more zen in general, be able to run a marathon, expand my artistic guitar playing ability.

Anything else you feel is pertinent: i think everything is pertinent. my world swirls with so much data i wonder how it doesn't explode. aka i have significant difficulty deciding which data is pertinent at any given time.

this is my first post. i'm not sure what i hope to accomplish by posting.

What is your first name? Tom

Age: 25

Location: Bloomington, Indiana

Current perseverance: studying telecommunications, but music's always been my main interest.

When did you discover AS? Heard about it from my parents shortly after graduating high school.

Do you have other psych diagnoses? ADHD

Do you have a degree? Yes, I have my Associate's in the Arts

Kids? nope, someday I hope

Favorite music, other than NIN Laughing? Phish, Grateful Dead, They Might Be Giants, The Beatles, Warren Zevon, a ton of jazz artists, so many others!

Job? Delivery driver and student.

Relationship with significant other, past or present? uh...I'll get back to y'all on that one. Nothing to say at the moment.

Plans for the future? Graduate, get married to somebody, move back to someplace close-ish to the ocean (grew up in Seattle, I miss it quite a lot)

Anything else you feel is pertinent: I've been practicing Buddhism for close to 6 years and it's been a great time Just decided yesterday to stop drinking. It had become a habit, and though I didn't drink that much I wanted to quit while it was still reasonably easy. I'm generally a pretty awesome dude.

Edit: and I just actually took the time to read the description of the forum. I swear, I'm mature beyond my years, or at least that's what some say! Uh, I guess I'll be moving along now.

Hi folks, new to the whole forum, but let's start at the start, even if it feels a little intimate for a first or second posting.

What is your first name? Something Irish.

Age: 30

Location: London, England, UK.

Current perseverations: Well, I'm obsessing over reading about AS at the moment, you'll notice it's past bedtime and here I am. This is since an event prompted me to reflect intensely and thus to try and develop my life a bit more. Computers, usually.

When did you discover AS? A couple of years ago maybe. Wasn't sure it applied to me with all the complications I have. I should have paid more attention - life is short, if a ladder upwards is offered, it's best to use it.

Do you have other psych diagnoses? I would make an educated guess and say: PTSD, ADHD, and more. All sorts unfortunately. Diagnosed with severe Depression, mostly from painful life experiences and knowing I have an issue but being unable to understand it. Then there's the neuro-chemical imbalances. I write some possibly reasonable poetry as a result!

Do you have a degree? Nope, and I'm a better speller and more knowledgeable on a lot of things than many people who do, but I admit I have an inferiority complex on this subject. I'd like to prove I'm knowledgeable and intelligent without having to elaborate sometimes, that's about it. I prefer knowledge for self-education rather than for a certificate. Many people I know have degrees and work in rubbish jobs not requiring them. What's the point? Depression and AS lost me the uni place. Although it wasn't what I wanted to do, I got into one of the best 5-10 universities in the UK. Certainly for my subject (French).

Kids? None. I like the idea of having them as I have lots of affection to give. But I have ethical issues with having kids on an over-populated planet. Let alone with me looking after them! Catholic dogma against contraception really annoys me, especially as a former Catholic. I see people pushing kids around and have no compulsion to make life easier for them when they're taking up more space on the crowded pavement and contraception is available free. London life doesn't make you kind!

Favorite music: Stoner Rock : Kyuss, Monster Magnet, Orange Goblin. 60s-70s Psychedelic Rock and derivatives. Apart from that, all sorts, from Death Metal (Death, Nile), via Gangsta and 'conscious' rap (Geto Boys are both, Jeru Tha Damaja, KRS-ONE, Ice-T, P.E.) to Funk and Soul, Reggae and sublime Classical and Jazz. I play drums in an Industrial Metal band. Good music and bad music, there's only two kinds.


Job? Haven't had a full-time one in years. Don't care, apart from the routine, potential mental exercise and cash that it would provide. It's too hard for me to go look up a job that actually suits me, then find out I'm not qualified or some other technicality, even though I know what the job entails and could do it easily. Or find out I can apply, then write the best application. Then kiss more arse if I get offered the interview, then kiss arse at the job itself all the time or just work harder than the pay deserves. That's the reality of many people's working lives, it seems. Forget it! It's not the hard work, it's the dehumanising, people-as-resources culture I hate. The sucking up to the employer like they're doing you a favour just because other applicants for the job want to earn money too. Bad karma spreads out from that, affecting the whole of life and culture.
I'm currently a part-time IT Technician. Otherwise work on bars, or whatever comes my way. I keep busy and have taught myself many skills I never thought I'd learn.

Relationship with significant other, past or present? I've been in a 3.5-year relationship that ended not so enjoyably (does it ever? I like to win!) but after the fallout I still see and talk to her. We had some good times, and it was important to us. She's below my league in attractiveness, but was loving, tolerant - and horny! I wish I could find more loving and tolerant people. It's great to have the space to be yourself. The few other things have been shorter, some very passionate, but painful for me as I'm aware that I should be able to handle things better and am depressive which makes it difficult to be a fun partner all the time.

Plans for the future? Stay alive, out of trouble. Try not to kill my ex-girlfriend for being a lying waste of good intelligence (j/k but it annoys me when people live their lives like high IQ = opportunity to lie more successfully). To not waste time on the many vampires in this world who leech your life force because they perceive your condition and kindness as weakness. Find a source of good people and energy and try to fulfil that part of my life as well as nourish my intellect and creative side. Make my parents happy. Lots to do.

Anything else you feel is pertinent: I'm still technically undiagnosed with lots of evidence pointing to AS being the key to why my life's been as it has. I'm feeling positive, and pretty scared of having to face some harsh realities, but it's like looking at a ladder to climb a high wall that will take effort. Before, there wasn't a ladder at all.

Hey Obgeektor, its nice to see you here in the forum.

Taupey

What is your first name? they call me bruce

Age: old enough to know better

Location: out in the sticks among the smokeberry trees

Current perseverations: wurlitzer theatrical pipe organs in performance

When did you discover AS? at age 42.

Do you have other psych diagnoses? adhd- inattentive type, tourettes

Do you have a degree? only in the school of hard knocks

Kids? i am a big kid myself, i have no business raising another one.

Favorite music, other than NIN- what in blazes is "NIN"? theatrical pipe organ music, older classical/jazz/pops/showtunes from the 70s on back

Job? presently professional bum. ex-military, ex ORT/ward secretary/coder- i "retired" to become a "PFC."

Relationship with significant other, past or present? my family relations are it- no SO. ever. but in my dreams i am in loving relationship with a mate.

Plans for the future? i plan to matriculate sooner rather than later, into heaven, that bright world where my parents and uncles/aunts etc went earlier. of course life may interfere with this plan.

Anything else you feel is pertinent: there is nothing on earth finer and more loveable than WP, fine aged cheddar cheese, my fleshlight, theatrical pipe organ music, sweet dreams, the ocean beach, sunsets, my fantasy life, pain meds, laughing gas, humor, love, cold beverages, warm rain, cool breezes, warm fuzzies, semisweet high butterfat dark chocolate, and WP.

ts I couldtn tell you a song by them either. by haert. Don't like their music either.