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So I've been here a while but I didn't post much when I first joined, which was almost a year ago, and have only just started to again. Figured it would be a good idea to post an introduction again seeing as it's very likely nobody remembers me!

I'm Emily, I live in Wales but consider myself a Shropshire girl as I live right on the border between Wales and Shropshire and have spent the larger part of my life out and about and at sixth form over the border iiiin, you guessed it, Shropshire. I'm an only child but when I was growing up we never had enough money for me to be spoiled, infact we were broke until my dad's art started selling when I was around thirteen. I'm incredibly close to my parents. I'm twenty, now. I went to university in 2006 but it didn't work out and after two months I returned home. I've spent a long while getting my head together and learning how to be independent, cook, be confident meeting strangers... I was diagnosed with AS last year, and I'll admit I think I got a little lazy afterward, thinking 'I have AS, so I'll be nervous when I meet this person' and being even worse at social situations than I had been before. I've snapped out of that now, and I'm quite confident when meeting people- it's maintaining friendships and relationships that's the problem, as my AS manifests itself worst with me thinking people are upset with me based on misreading their facial expressions, and thus becoming paranoid. I'm also told I can be over polite/afraid to upset people, which understandably annoys people. In September I'm going to a university closer to home to study Creative Writing and History.

As for interests... I like music, films, video games, books, the usual! Plus writing, history, psychology, animals, food, cooking. My unhealthy obsessions are as follows: Joaquin Phoenix, Patrick Wolf, Phoenix Wright Series, Joanna Newsom, Haruki Murakami, Angela Carter, Heroes, Deathnote, Fruits Basket, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Miyavi. I'm kidding, they're healthy. No, really! No stalking or obscene fan-mail from me, just quiet and distant admiration.

Nice to meet you, msgreengenes.

I'm Matt. I'm pretty athletic I suppose. Basketball is my sport. I like to go party and watch people get wasted so I can point and laugh. I have an interesting sense of humor. I'm on Facebook every day. I don't know any Aspies cause I'm the only one around my area that seems to have it. Most of my friends are NT, but I know quite a few who aren't. Guys think I'm the coolest thing since ice cream, girls think I'm the strangest thing since Donald Trump's hair.

First and formost I am a wife (married for 11yrs) and mother of 2 wonderful boys. My children are 6yrs old and 9 yrs old, and my oldest son Brian was diagnosed with having PDD/NOS ( a form of Autism) at the age of 2. That is why I am a totally organic and "green" mom. Oh yeah, I also own my own business that promotes totally organic products



As I said Brian was diagnosed with having PDD/NOS at age 2 - he is a very healthy and happy child but is non verbal (although we have an augmentative device that talks for him), not potty trained and has no self help skills - but he is the SUNSHINE of my life.



Then there is my "baby" Nicholas who is 6 yrs old. He loves anything having to do with the ARMY and with firefighting ( my hubby is a volunteer firefighter). He is my "Dennis the Menace" but we love him dearly.



My husband Brian Sr. is a sanitation worker and has been with me through thick and thin (because as we all know the autism path can be a rocky one at times) .



Now as for me as I said in the begining I am a Mom, Home Business Owner, and Autism Advocate in my local area here. I love Graphic design, surfing the web, a really good book and a great CSI episode.

Hey, my name is Steve. I graduate with a Bacholer's Degree in Psychology in December. I plan on attending the University of Wisconsin Law school the following August. I found out I had asperger's syndrome in 8th grade.

Me; I live in Hampshire, UK.
I'm in my early thirties & was diagnosed two years ago following a break down. It was no surprise, my whole family are a bit of an odd bunch!
I have long strawberry blonde hair and light blue eyes.
Love all things sparklie and am a bit of a hippy ..... I love music, singing, painting, writing - anything creative.
My son is diagnosed with AS. He struggles, but is gorgeous & I'm so proud of him.

Hello I am Kilroy
I am a flute player and I also play a bit of keyboards and percussion
I am in a one man band called Goobl (it means yellow in Swedish) and have already made a full song; Lycka
(in Swedish) the whole album will be Swedish. I am an amateur fantasy writer and hope to get my books published one day
I am a somewhat practicing pagan and am in an online relationship with a girl in the UK (who also belongs here)
I have 4 fish and a collection of all sorts of things

I love hats

Hi all!

I am AS and I am not broken!

I was diagnosed in high school. Admin did nothing for me so I quit, got my GED, and went on to a very good college. I have a Psych BA and I am completely unemployed.

I have been described as a computer, a walking encyclopedia, and a terrible dancer.

I talk to cats. (They answer me.)

I believe that naming things makes them stronger. I think my symptoms were worst following my diagnosis. I gave my AS a new name and we are learning to live together.

I'm going to go poke around the other forums now.

I am Clare.
I am Married.
I am Pregnant.
I am A Christian.
I am Always Loyal.
I am Making a Slope.

hey, Anna here.

just got diagnosed with AS. feeling kinda relieved to finally be able to put a name to my... well, I don't know how to politically-correct call it yet ;p

I'm a bit scared that things will get worse for me now, that I won't try to make contact anymore and just blame my seclusion on AS... I'm pretty well socialised actually, have quite a few good friends, go out a lot. I don't do so good in new places though and I'm just about to start a new job. I hope I will still keep trying to act normal there as if I've never heard the diagnosis...

oh well, I'm too anxious to explore the forums right now so I think I'll call it a post!

Considering I've been on the board for a while now (I consider 100+ posts a while. ), I've yet to post in here so here it goes.

Hello, my name is Shastania, otherwise known as Shasta, Shasty or Sarah.
I am a 20 year old single white bi-curious Athiest Irish female. Currently, I am undiagnosed but I know with 99.9% certainty that I am an Aspie as reading about it is like reading my life story.
Anyways, I'm the youngest of two children and both myself and my brother (who is 24 and most likely NT) are adopted from different biological birth moms.
I've been with my adoptive family from the age of six weeks onwards. I am also one of of only seven native Irish babies adopted in the year 1988 which also makes me a Millenium Baby. (1988 was the year Ireland turned 1,000.)

I still live with my adoptive mother and stepfather and I'm currently an unemployed, hobbying comic artist.
You can take a look at my stuff at My DeviantArt page.

Anyways, I spent the majority of my time drawing or reading celebrity biographies. I'm an anime fan but my obsession has died down to a quiet appreciation. I'm a huge fan of yaoi and homosexuality in general and I often think of myself as a drag queen in a woman's body!

I really like ice cream and I also enjoy a comfortable pair of baggy jeans. I like to singe kareoke though I find it hard to find singing partners and I'm generally a loner-half by choice (due to having a difficult childhood/adolescence) and half due to social awkwardness.

My main goal in life is to travel the world and someday live in a capsule hotel in Tokyo for a year or two.
I'd also love to learn Japanese and German and I have a huge obsession with big, clunky Frankenstein rock boots.

I may be deaf in both ears (double hearing aids) but I can still very much enjoy music. I have broad tastes ranging anywere from ABBA to Weird Al Yankovic though I generally favor a variety of rock bands.

I joined WrongPlanet because I want to meet like minded folks and chat to other Aspies. I find my time here has been fun, pleasant, informative and witty and I look forward to a long tenure!

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That was delightfully random.

Hello people.

My name is Björn and I'm 29 years old at the present. I have been registered on this forum for a couple of days now and it seems like there's interesting people on this place and I have been trying to get myself into the topic which covers math and science.

As a person I feel that I need to do great things and unfortunately everything which people does is not experienced by other people as exciting or relevant to real life. Some people thinks that Boinc is a waste of time and some doesn't. One example.

People's opinions in different fields is one of these things which make up for conflicts. Many conflicts are often aimed towards personal wealth and the psychologists which work everywhere they know this. Everytime it's the same thing. It was the same thing last year, ten years ago, 15 minutes ago or at the present....

I as a person refuse to take part in discussions which are so narrowed and meaningless to just discuss wealth, although since we can't live without money it's something one needs in order to be able to survive. I'm just not a very big fan of all these fights.. that's me!

If I'm doing a great work somewhere and people thinks that I'm good, then they would consider me as a person which deserves a better life. This is good.

I have strong interests in the IT sector and I actually work with technical support at the present(not very much, though and only through internet text forums) and I have done this a few years back also, but it isn't a profession which is connected to increased wealth. I'm doing it for free, so far.. But even if I got paid to do these kinds of work I would continue on with this at the same time, although probably not as much.

Having fun is also of great importance to me and therefore I watch cartoons. I think I would need to watch cartoons at least 1 hour a day or something like that, but I don't know. It's very relaxing(and anti-depressive, I think) and works like a great driving force when creativitity is involved.

I blog a lot and even if some parts of my blog sucks I don't think it matters so much. No harm done in the way I'm looking at the world. I'm blogging for myself and if other people experience my material as interesting I would be flattered.

One thing that I don't like is when governments wants to control people. This is a terrible thing because it completely destroys creativity!

I have been and I'm still looking for jobs through the internet and one of the most important things as I experience this, is to be completely honest in the things that I master. Sometimes I am the only one which knows what things I can do and what I cannot. Knowing yourself and to be strong in yourself is one of the most important key factors in myself and of course, this will undoubtably create some conflict, but I strongly believe that it's important to know what you're capable of. What kind of competence you have, to use a more complicated word.

When it comes to movies I'm a trekkie without a doubt. I like Mac Gyver, TMNT, Shogun, Highlander and Blade Runner (among other films...).

Lamertcia (real name, on my birth certificate)

My parents wanted a name that meant strong and peaceful. I was strong and peaceful all right, strongly independent, never cried and would sit for hours content drawing. I had very obvious Asperger traits as a kid (at least to me looking back) but was never diagnosed, no one ever suggested diagnoses, asked my mom why, she said probably because I never caused any problems.

Loved archeology- still do- would do archeological digs in my backyard, actually found stuff, Hawaiian artifacts! and mongoose bones!, the bones I would arrange into abstract designs.
I was also fasinated by mummies (espiecially the Iceman), and the study of human origins.
I have drawn since I could hold a pencil (so say my parents). I drew mermaids, and my parents got me the little mermaid coloring book ( original not Disney) I adored it . I can remember all the pictures and one line espiecially " She gave up her voice to be human, and live above the sea, and walk on land, though every step felt as if knives cut her feet". I think this is a good analogy of what Asperger feels like. I rarely spoke as a kid, except when I was curious about something, and then I wouldn't stop asking questions.
I have people tell me I was a strange kid- and they say it as if it's funny because I "obviously" turned out "just fine" ( is that supposed to mean I seem normal? functional?)

It never bothed me that I didn't fit in, I was very content by myself, and even if I had been neurotypical I still wouldn't have been like everyone else. Let me explain . . .
I look like an elf out of Lord of the Rings- I'm 5'9 and at the time the movie came out (highschool) I had long blond wavy hair (much shorter now) and people constantly told me I looked like Galadrieal the elf queen. I grew up on Molokai a tiny island in Hawaii, the population mostly consists of Hawaiian-Asian-Filipino decscent, there were basically 5 blond people in my school- one of them my sister.
I think it was better this way, I was so obviously different, people left me alone, and didn't pick apart my stranger differences. I was also oblivious to people teasing me (I didn't pick up that they were!), and so didn't react, and mostly they just got bored and gave up.

Took me 3 yrs to embrace my aspieness, I'm a bit obbsessive about truth, and don't like to accept things without truly understanding them. Accepting it feels not like a label or something that defines me, but an emancipation.