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Hi everyone!
Been here a while now, thought I'd say more about myself.

I'm Charlie, 19 from Leeds, England. I am a college student studying for my A levels in Law, Psychology, English Language and Photography. I am going to uni next year to read Philosophy.
I am a deep thinker, and I have a few interests.
I love:
Animals
The Lion King
Philosophy
Law
Reading/ Writing
Languages (namely German and Latin)
writing in my diary/blog (which I'm gonna get soon!)
I am also Pagan, and I love nature.
And of course I am a newly diagnosed Aspie... now everything in my life makes sense and I am finally piecing together 19 years of confusion.
I love rocks and crystals and even have a bag of flint under my bed and people think I'm wierd when I go out and collect rocks from the fields and whatnot.
I love walking in woods and fields
My uncle was most likly an Aspie too (I say 'was' because he died about 8 years ago but he was never diagnosed) but even though he's dead, I feel closer to him now than I did when he was alive.
I love music. Namely classical and symphonic rock... I love the Trans Siberian Orchestra and my fave band Kamelot.
I used to want to be a boy and had issues with my gender identity, but now I realise that that was because I couldn't relate to other women very well... but now I have accepted myself and I am proud to be an Aspie and I am actually quite girly nowaday!.... but I must stress, I do NOT like wearing make-up! so I'm not THAT girly

I like anime... although really, I like Japanese animation and the art that goes into it... I don't really follow any stories like Evangelian or anything like that!
I love dogs. And wolves! I have a Jack Russell Terrier whom I love very much

I also love piercings. I have quite a few now.. I suppose in some ways I may describe myself as a bit of a goth... although I don't dress like a goth!
I tend to wear jeans and Iron Maiden T shirts.

I have become obsessed, recently with Cupa Soups... namely creame of Asperagus... mmm.. It is quite literally, the only thing I am eating as of late.... anyone else go through phases of being obsessed with certain foods??

I also love aircraft and wanted to be a pilot for most of my life... sadly though, I don't think I can be an airline pilot anymore because of my Asperger's
Whenever I go to airports, because I love aircraft so much, I even want to cry.. not because I'm sad but because the biggest love in my life is so overwhelming for me... I have many models of aircraft too.

In the past I have gone through many 'special interests'.
I used to love the planets as a child and I wanted to be a planatery schientist when I was about 6.
I had a huge interest in horses too.
The when I was 10.. my special interest became Australia and I knew 'everything' about Australia and used to love meeting Australians and bragging to them about how much I knew about their country
More recent obsessions have included learning German and being obsessed with Austria (wasn't so intense as the Australian obession) so much so that I've had to re study my final year of A levels because I was so engrossed with leanring German that I studied that and not my A levels!
I've also recently been obsessed about my mental health... and now having been diagnosed an Aspie, I am becoming quite obsessed with my diagnoses!

Anyway... I think that's enough about me for a bit!

I also want to say how amazing this forum is. I think I cam across WrongPlanet by typing 'aspie forum' into google... I'm so glad I did, because everyone here is great and I'm so happy to have actually found people I can relate to and be myself.

Thank you!

Charlie x

Hi everyone!

I'm Simon, 15 male from Gold Coast, Australia
My interests are:
Music: AFI (pre decemberunderground), All Gone Dead, The Cure, The Vines
Books: Anne Rice, Stephen King, Matthew Reilly and H.P Lovecraft
Film:Edward Scissorhands, Benny And Joon, Corpse Bride, Amelie
Comics: Jhonen Vasquez!! !!
Interests: Alternative/Metal/Punk music, Skinny Jeans, Canvas Shoes, Steampunk, Snorkeling, Science, History, cooking, art, making stuff, animals
Dislikes: TV I refuse to watch television and have not watched it for 2 years now, snakes on a plane, pop music, germs, sweat, stereotypes, war, smoking, homophobes, society in general, record companies

Hi. I know this is going to be a late introduction for I have joined back in 07. I never introduced myself here on this forum. My first post was in the members forum. I didn't really understand this forum I guess and I pretty much hated anything that had to do with ASD or Autism.

I know I probably have been a noob here and I'm sorry if I ever hurt anyone's feelings here. I was simply a sad, angry 14 year old that had learning issues and just didn't want anything to do with AS.

So anyhow, my name is Amy. I'm 16 now. The reason why I joined this forum was because a past counselor suggested this site to me. I really didn't want to join, but my mom wanted to give this forum a chance. So I agreed and well, WP really didn't do much to help me. Mostly because I didn't want to be here anyway. HOWEVER, I did meet some pretty neat people here.

And I don't have any real life friends that have AS, in fact I know more people that have ADD or ADHD then AS, autism, or PDD-NOS. The only person I know that was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome was an older brother of a friend of mine. That friend actually has some ADD qualities. She can have successful relationships despite this, but he can't. I also know an ex friend's younger sister that has severe low functioning autism.

It's been taking me 17 years to realize that PDD-NOS actually means "You have autism, you can't be fit into either AS or Autism." JUST so all of you know I don't want to be treated differently and talked down to because of this. In fact I understand social cues perfectly, I understand people, the emotions, I can start conversations, but I always have to start them whether or not I'm talking to people that have AS or are NT. I find it rare for me to actually feel I belong somewhere or with a certain people. Whether or not they have AS. The majority of people I'm usually around are evangelistic Christians that believe in the bible word by word. I'm a Christian, but just not a Christian like them. And quite frankly, I find their opinion that their way of living is right and their way of Christianity is and everyone else is wrong is just immature and childish. The people can be nice there, but more then once people have questioned my views and I'm pretty much alone all the time at my school. I try to talk to some of the more accepting people in my generation, but even with them, I feel as though I am an outcast.

My interests include:
Animation-Though I don't really know how to create it.

Literature-I'm a writer. To be more specific, I write fanfictions(stories for tv shows, books, or anything else that already exists, but you the fan is writing stories about them), and I just wrote an original short story called "Frostbite". I want to be an author one day. HOWEVER, I hate criticism. Sure I may get mad at the editor at first for trying to change my work, but I'll just get back to what I want to do.

Music-My favorite genre is symphonic metal. Basically it's opera or classical music mixed with metal. My two favorite bands are Within Temptation and Nightwish. I also like Evanescence(though it's now a symphonic metal band completely, it can be that type of genre, but it can be hard rock). I LOVE singing. I sing every single day. And every day I seem to succeed in a note.

History-Mostly history of the celts and its folklore. And other forms of history such as the middle ages, the Renaissance, pre-Victorian, nazi Germany, and one of the biggies, Russian History(mostly during the revolution of the Bolsheviks and the Czars) I love learning about heritages also.

Computers-Especially with macs and all of its programs. I love em. However, all computers must be handled with care, I get all scared whenever it shuts down without my consent or crashes.

Psychology- No surprise here. I love learning how people and other things work, so it's no surprise that I would like something such as psychology. I don't think I want to pursue in a career with this because I prefer to use my imagination. Maybe I can write fictional stories hinting some psychological subjects. *shrugs* I actually am already, but yeah.

Martial Arts- I currently do Shintaikido. Basically it's a mixture of Kaijukenbo, Aikido, and some JudoJitsu martial arts. It was made and founded by the Kaiso and Sensai that teaches there. I am at a 6th kyu in it (blue belt with two stripes)

Animals-I always loved them, always will. Especially cats. I have a year old black long hair and a 13 year old tabby. Both I love dearly.

Some extra stuff about me:
I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS when I was four years old, was told at around "eight, nine, or ten years" by one of those test people (I used to have tests at a public school when I was in first or second grade) that I didn't have PDD-NOS anymore. I don't think she was completely correct.

I like humor, but I won't joke with people if I just met them. I always give off a serious and reserved streak with strangers. I guess it's simply out of respect for the other person so no one's feelings get hurt. I do give a care for other people and their feelings, even if I don't like them or I don't myself having a friendship or relationship with them.

I'm extremely skeptical when it comes to men or other people when it comes to relationships because I find not too many people my age or older actually can commit to the relationship, despite the fact that so many people have them. So, I don't want to relationship, I just like the sweet talk and the feeling I get. But let's face it, I'm too emotionally immature for a relationship. xD And despite the fact that I care about other people, I don't really show it in RL because I'm so damn scared if the person wants me around them or if I'm going to annoy them. It's based on some experiences I've had with people that just yelled at me for whatever there was at the time.

So that's all I'll post here. And if I forget anything, I'll be sure to post more here. However, I am tired and that is all.

The name's Homer (yes I know it's a funny name) and I have always lived life as someone who lacked social skills. I'm currently in college and have studied several mental disorders. I always knew I was different so I was interested in that subject. Teachers always thought I had Aspergers and I was tested for it when I was 14. I took the test and they said I did not have it. I moved on and a few years later, nothing changed. I still had terrible social skills. I now realize that today, I probably lied on the test because I did not want to be known as different which is why I was not diagnosed. I now know today that I do have it because I do have all the symptoms. I researched Aspergers repeatedly because I wanted to learn how I could get by and live with the condition. I found this forum and it seems to be very active and have a lot of users and threads so this places seems like it's a decent place to stop by to post my opinions and learn about others once in a while. I am not a talkative person I will admit. I'm more of an observer.
What I enjoy doing is playing videogames, watching sports and writing.

Welcome to WP!

WOOF!! hello

I'm Sunne Ann; I am a middle-aged single mom with an adult daughter and a teen son. All 3 of us have AS. It runs in our family. I thought I was bipolar since my 20s and only recently realized I was Asperger's. I still am medically "classified" (don't we love our labels) as bipolar; I have NO desire whatsoever to fight the medical/psychiatric system to straighten it out (from the systems viewpoint). The entire system has only ever made things worse for myself and my family.

On to the positive! I live a full life, enormously relieved that I am not crazy; all I have felt and known are real. All the unusual thoughts and feelings...all the different abilities...it all makes sense now. This is the way I was made. This is me.

I live in North Carolina. I am pretty reclusive because it is so painful to have people not understand me. I have a large and loving family who are learning all about autism and what it means to advocate for it. I am trying to diseminate practical information, when and where I can, about asperger's and autism and navigating the system for help.

Personally, I love to sew and bead. I have 5 cats; watch a lot of movies, and try to stay active. Mentally and physically. I am wiccan. My life is my family. I am blessed. Peace!

Welcome to WP!

Hi! I'm Irene. I probably have Asperger's. As a child my parents were told to put me on Ritalin, even though I didn't have a diagnosis of any kind. I remember talking to a school counselor. She asked me whether I wanted to have friends and be thin. I said I didn't care. She didn't believe me. I believed me, even though maybe I was wrong. But I poked around in my head and I couldn't find much in the way of emotions.

In college I had some wonderful friends who were stubborn enough to keep talking to me until they made a connection. They got at me through things I did care about - stories. Peaches got me into Dungeons and Dragons, which was great, because it was a story but I could add to it and take part in it and eventually connect to the other people playing. My roommate introduced me to Terry Pratchett, and then talked to me about it. We made up our own silly stories together.

My roommate was a psych major, and we looked at the DSM-IV and gave me my non-professional diagnosis. Since then I've been studying up on Asperger's and putting effort into learning how to be human. I already didn't eat dairy, since it made colds and allergies even more unpleasant. About a year after my "diagnosis," I successfully cut gluten out of my diet. It seems to have helped a lot, and whenever I accidentally eat something I shouldn't, I and those around me notice the effects. I feel like my skull has been clamped down over my brain and my brain is stuck and can't escape. I get caught up in visual and mental patterns, and I start talking to ideas rather than people. Familiar objects seem just as human as people-friends. I miss all the things I didn't know I was missing before.

Since these revelations I've spoken to counselors and psychologists I know, in casual settings, and they agreed with my assessment; since I wasn't actually a patient of theirs, I don't have an official diagnosis, and I don't know if I could get one now that I've improved so much. I've actually spoken to one of the people that worked with me in elementary school. She has a child with Asperger's as well, and said she wondered if that was the problem. So I'm pretty sure I have been diagnosable, even if I'm not now.

Now I'm happily married, and have good friends that I hang out with. Sometimes things overload me, like having friends over for too many hours in a row or, for some reason, going to see Cirque du Soleil. It's as if I have a tank full of energy labeled "for acting human," and sometimes it runs out. The only person I feel comfortable completely relaxing around is my husband. Sometimes I say he doesn't count as a person, but I mean it in a good way. I'm so lucky to have him.

Ooh, now I'm done that so I get to brag! I write and draw the webcomic The Elves of LleuGarnock. I like being creative and telling stories, and I like connecting with people online. It doesn't empty my tank because I don't have to control my face and voice, only words and pictures, which I am good at. Currently I've been doing a lot of Twittering, which is how I found this site.

Nice to meet you, wendybird.

Welcome to WP!

Hey, I'm new here, just registered.

I'm never that great at introductions, despite having made them plenty of times... My name is Sean, I'm 27, and I was diagnosed with AS when I was 18. Or was it 19? I forget...

Anyway, since my diagnosis, the more I have learned about my condition, the more I find there are questions as well as answers. But on the whole, I think I'm glad I discovered that I had it. I have a passion for art and music, anything creative, really. Within reason.^_^ I'm currently studying an HND in Digital film and Video, I've already filmed one short movie and one documentary, and despite tearing my hair out a great deal of the time, I've really enjoyed the process and the challenge. I hope to do a few music videos for friends' bands and also to turn another friend's idea for a webcomic into a youtube series.

Things recently have been pretty crazy, especially this year. I broke up with my longtime gf, suffered a lot with depression and the end of 3 friendships, as well as the death of my grandfather, whom I was very close to. But things are looking up, as I have met someone recently, the course is opening my eyes to what I can do, and I'm going to be travelling a lot this year, seeing my lady and many of my friends in Scotland, as well as (hopefully) a trip to Tokyo.^_^

Crap, I seem to have prattled on enough. I'll leave you all alone now.

Welcome to WP!