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What is your first name?: Carla

Age: 32

Location: North Carolina, USA

Hobbies and Interests: drawing, anime/manga, design, web design, music, horror movies and so forth. I'm trying to learn to make art dolls and ball-jointed dolls at the moment. :3

Why are you here?: I'm pretty isolated, so I'm really hoping to make some friends!

When were you diagnosed?: I've been to many psychiatrists & psychologists since I was about seven. I was diagnosed with ADD or ADHD (I honestly don't remember which) when I was eight. When I was nine, I started having suicidal thoughts, and was diagnosed with depression and put on meds for that. At sixteen, I was hearing things and was taken to a psychologist who informally diagnosed me with Asperger's. I was formally diagnosed at age twenty-one. I know that Asperger's is no longer a diagnosis in the DSM IV so I really don't know what I'd be called now....Autistic Spectrum Disorder, maybe? O_o

Favorite subjects: History, art history, the paranormal

Favorite music: I have a lot, music is super important to me I love gothic rock, dark wave, J-Rock & Pop, rock from the 70s-early 2000s, "indie" rock, new wave, downtempo/chillout, techno, trance, early music (medieval), game & movie scores, and more.

Books: My favorite authors are H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Clive Barker.

TV shows/Movies: Movies: Hellraiser 1-4, Candyman, Alien, The Wicker Man (the original one), The Thing, From Hell, Slumber Party Massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th, It Follows, Dogma, Aladdin, The Great Mouse Detective, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Pocahantas, The Emporer's New Groove

TV shows: Dexter, Hannibal, Supernatural, Channel Zero, American Horror Story

Instrument: Violin, Fiddle

Do you like sports?: Not really. I'm no good at them and don't really enjoy watching unless it's something like the Superbowl.

Family: Mom & Dad

Clothing: Band shirt and jeans, usually

How did you find this website?: I don't remember. It was a pretty long time ago.

Job: None at the moment. I've tried and each time has been an absolute disaster!

Plans for the future?: Well, I'm about to move house.

What is your first name? Peter

Age: 26

Location: Oakland

Hobbies and Interests: Skateboarding, Cinematography, Video Games (World of Warcraft, Nintendo Switch, 3DS, Counter Strike), Fine Art, Snorkeling and more

Why are you here? To find new friends with the same disability, help others and get help too.

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

Favorite subjects: History, Art are a few to name

Year/Grade: Junior in College

Favorite music: Everything but Country. With an exception or two >.<

Books: Exploration, Theoretical Physics, Egyptology

TV shows/Movies: Everything pre 2015

Instrument: Piano

Do you like sports? Sure

Family: Mother and Sister

Clothing: My personal sense of fashion =D

How did you find this website? Epiphany

Job: I work for a Photo Booth company part time and current student

Plans for the future? Find a full time job

Any comments? Sometimes, I absolutely hate this disability.

What is your first name? Jessica, but my family calls me Jay

Age: 28

Location: NJ

Hobbies and Interests: photography, drawing, painting, collage art, reading, writing stories and poems, and watching my favorite TV shows.

Why are you here? To make friends

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): As of now I am undiagnosed. I believe I do have Aspergers. I have spoken to a neurologist who referred me to speak to someone to get a psychiatric evaluation, but I have been having a hard time finding someone in my area who specializes in Aspergers for Adults. Most of the ones I found were either for children or cost way too much. I have really bad anxiety and am taking medication to help me with it.

Favorite subjects: Art

Year/Grade: Senior in college

Favorite music: Different types

Books: anything I find interesting

TV shows/Movies: Doctor Who, Sherlock, Merlin, Luther, Broadchurch, Criminal Minds, Once Upon a Time, Grey’s Anatomy, and plenty more. I like a lot of movies, the list is too long.

Instrument: I don’t play any instruments but I would like to learn the piano.

Do you like sports? I’m not good at sports but I do enjoy playing once in awhile, basketball and volleyball. I skateboard a little too.

Family: I live with my parents and two brothers and sister. I have another sister who moved to Florida. Both my brothers have Aspergers.

Clothing: anything comfortable, mostly casual.

How did you find this website? I googled, words and phrases stuck in my head on repeat’ and found this site.

Job: I work in college as part of work study and also do some freelance photography jobs.

Plans for the future?
I’m not sure what area in photography I want. I just know I want to be a photographer.

Name:Ally
Age :18
Location: Florida
Special interests: History and science
Why I,m here:autism
Grade: 12th
Favorite subject:science
Instrument: n)a but I my like to learn one
Favorite music: Alternative rock
When I was diagnosed: i diagnosed when I was 3
Books anything interesting
TV shows: the 100 the flash good doctor
Do you like sports not really but I,m pretty good at soccer
Family:two brothers and a sister and a mom and dad all of which are neurotypical
Clothing: anything lose fitting and comfortable cleans and a t shirt nothing flowery or provocative
How I found the site: I don't really know
Jobs: N/a
Plans for the future: to become a Archeologist Any comments I new

What is your first name? Daisy

Age: 19

Location: UK

Hobbies and Interests: Metaphysics, philosophy, physics, Harry Potter, computing

Why are you here? To understand autism more and interact with humans

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Earlier this year (can't remember exact date without looking) I was diagnosed with ASD at age 19

Favorite subjects: Computing

Year/Grade: 1st year at college

Favorite music: Indie, rock, reggae, EDM, 60s, 80s, 90 - I like most music

Books: I don't read (find it hard to visualise)

TV shows/Movies: Game of Thrones, Big Bang Theory, Harry Potter, Donnie Darko

Instrument: Flute, guitar

Do you like sports? No

Family: Mother, father and two brothers. (I have suspicious a few family members have ASD)

Clothing: Comfy clothes or clothes that resemble a fairy in some way

How did you find this website? Therapist told me about it

Job: Nothing at the moment although I am looking

Plans for the future? Get a job, finish college and go to uni

Any comments? Greetings!

Hi everybody. I take a chance to introduce myself I'm new, please be nice =)

Age: 33

Location: Somewhere in the North of Germany

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, my dog, my snails, books, more books, psychology, philosophy, science

Why are you here? I got diagnosed with Aspergers a month ago and my partner for 8 years got diagnosed a few years ago. I need a place where I can talk about my daily problems and I am looking for nice human beings, maybe friendship?

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Oh, already answered that

Favorite subjects: In school my favorites were english, biology and music

Favorite music: A bit of everything, but a big part is Rock of the 90s and 2000s

Books: Haruki Murakami, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Matt Ruff and many many more

TV shows/Movies: Scrubs, Futurama, Stranger Things, Simpsons and many movies.

Instrument: I can play different sizes of recorder, saxophone and a bit e-bass.

Do you like sports? Played Badminton a lot when I was younger, but i don't like the competition in sports and quit when i was about 16.

Family: Mum, Dad and an older brother. I love them, although I don't see them that often

Clothing: COMFY!

How did you find this website? Some time ago I read "Neurotribes" and it was mentioned there...i think

Job: None

Plans for the future? None

Any comments? I am a bit depressed since my diagnose, sorry for that

What is your first name? Elenor

Age: 54

Location: London, UK

Hobbies and Interests: Sci-Fi, Music

Why are you here? Self diagnosed for a while but now seeking diagnosis. Speaking to GP week after next.

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

Favorite subjects: See Hobbies and Interests above

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: Rock, Dance

Books: Dune, The Expanse series, Lord of the Rings

TV shows/Movies: Babylon 5, Star Trek, Star Wars

Instrument: Guitar

Do you like sports? No

Family: Mother only

Clothing: Same as every other day, 7 days a week

How did you find this website? Google

Job: Financial Systems Specialist

Plans for the future? Meeting with doctor on 6th November to seek diagnosis

Any comments?

AQ: 45 out of 50
Neurodiverse score: 159 of 200
Neurotypical score: 60 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)

Coping mechanisms and masks built up over a lifetime starting to break down due to increased stresses over the last year or two.

What is your first name? "B-but you should't tell your name on the internet?! "

Age: -

Location: Fenno-scandinavia

Hobbies and Interests: Music, micellaneous computer stuff, programming and games, science (physics and maths).

Why are you here? Curious to talk to other aspies.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I got diagnosed spring 2016, but the possibility had been suspected from when I was eleven at least (though no one never bothered to tell me about that). It just took several years of yes-no -arguing before actually get diagnosed.

Favorite subjects: -

Year/Grade: -

Favorite music: Classical music mostly. Used to listen some metal previously too.

Books: Alan Turing: The enigma, Paranormality: Why we see what isn't there,

TV shows/Movies: I don't watch tv that much really.

Instrument: I play piano and saxophone. Would like to buy ukulele some day. Also started originally with violin but I can't really say I could play anything (that doesn't sound like torturing a cat ).

Do you like sports? Meh. Used to go to gym and maybe continuing running some day.

Family: -

Clothing: I used to dress somehow gothic, but nowadays it just black jeans and black shirt/sweater/cardigan since I don't care that much about clothing and generally too lazy so just keeping it simple works best.

How did you find this website? Stumbled across while ago and lurked some time until decided to actually create an account.

Job: Currently doing some motley smaller jobs.

Plans for the future? -

I would love to learn saxophone.

What is your first name? Yenna.

Age: 20 years old, as of July 30th.

Location: The Netherlands.

Hobbies and Interests: Video editing, gaming, 3D origami.

Why are you here? Because I sometimes need to let stuff out to people who aren't close to me.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): If I remember correctly, I was first diagnosed in 2007 (when I was 10) and again with the same diagnosis in 2014.

Favorite subjects: Translating, English.

Year/Grade: 1st year Translation Studies student.

Favorite music: Korean pop music.

Books: -

TV shows/Movies: Family Guy, Snakes in the City, Airport Security, South Park, American Dad.

Instrument: I used to play Violin and Bass Guitar.

Do you like sports? I love dancing.

Family: I have a sister (27) and a brother (19) and my mother and father are divorced. My mother re-married and my father has been with his girlfriend for about... 7-8 years I think?

Clothing: Usually very simple. Black clothing, jeans, shoes with heels, simple tank tops or a sweater and a halflong black coat.

How did you find this website? It's a lovely place.

Job: Video editor for a Youtube channel.

Plans for the future? Lose weight.

Any comments? Aside from my diagnosis I also am 99% sure I have an eating disorder. Habits include laxative abuse, chewing & spitting, overexercising and purging.

What is your first name? Skipping this one because people using my real name on here would make me uncomfortable

Age: 24

Location: Kansas City area (in my profile, it's a bad attempt at a Hellraiser reference )

Hobbies and Interests: Currently obsessed with the band Tool, everything to do with Hellraiser, and The Sims 4 Cats and Dogs

Why are you here? Professionally diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when I was a kid

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When I was in fourth grade or so - I guess that would be around the year 2002.

Favorite subjects: Anything science related

Year/Grade: Graduated from college two years ago

Favorite music: Metal, especially anything by Tool

Books: Horror, fantasy, sci-fi

TV shows/Movies: I'm trying to watch all the movies that people expect a horror fan to have seen, but I haven't. I'm enjoying the Saw movies, and I'm completely obsessed with everything Hellraiser. I used to be obsessed with The X-Files, but am not so much anymore. I enjoy Grimm and Stranger Things, and have been watching American Horror Story recently.

Instrument: Learning guitar, can play piano

Do you like sports? Nope

Family: Living with my parents; 1 brother, 2 years younger than me, at college out of town most of the time right now

Clothing: I pretty much only wear jeans and T-shirts, with a hoodie when it's cold

How did you find this website? I really don't remember now. I lurked for five or six years before I finally started posting.

Job: I was a janitor for a little over a year, but lost that job in August because the company was sold and have been searching for another job I can perform since then.

Plans for the future? Hopefully being able to support myself and live on my own at some point.

Any comments? Been dealing with severe depression and a tendency to self-harm lately, very frustrated by the fact that I haven't been able to get a job I can support myself on. When I'm experiencing a strong emotion, am very stressed, overloaded, or nervous, I can't speak understandably, or sometimes at all, no matter how hard I try, and most jobs I can find require some level of social interaction above the amount I can handle.