Questions about you
What is your first name? Jennifer
Age: 33
Location: Lawton, OK
Hobbies and Interests: Dogs, Reading, Sudoku, Bingo, Crocheting, Gardening
Why are you here? I don't know...because I live in my own little world?
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): November 2006
Favorite subjects: Math, Art, Science
Year/Grade: Graduate 1993
Favorite music: Any
Books: most all of them
TV shows/Movies: Big Bang Theory, CSI, Survivor, Hell's Kitchen, The Shield
Instrument: Piano, Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet
Do you like sports? Football -- College and NFL
Family: An Army husband, a 9 year old daughter, a 5 year old son, 2 dogs, and a tarantula
Clothing: comfortable
How did you find this website? I was website surfing
Job: housewife/ vet student
Plans for the future? To be a veterinarian
Any comments? My daughter was described as having AS "lite", where I am a full- on Aspie ( whatever that means) with OCD
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What is your first name? Jessica
Age: 43
Location: Northern CA
Hobbies and Interests: pets, my motorcycle, computer games and sci/fi tv & movies.
Why are you here? for support/questions.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): my therapist informally diagnosed me 9/12/08.
Favorite music: standup comedy & classic rock
Books: science fiction/fantasy and vampires.
TV shows/Movies: science fiction/fantasy and vampires.
Instrument: nope.
Do you like sports? not really.
Family: husband of 22 years.
Clothing: work clothing is black dockers, black shoes & socks and a non black nice collard shirt. weekend clothing is black jeans, black tennis shoes & socks and a non black semi-nice collard shirt.
How did you find this website? recommended to me by my therapist.
Job: accounts payable and payroll.
Plans for the future? I'm thinking about applying for a position in the human resources department.
Any comments? What does "NT" stand for?
What is your first name? Sarah
Age: 30
Location: UK
Hobbies and Interests: Lolcats, walking, bike riding.
Why are you here? To advertise for research participants if i am allowed. To connect with other parents, and to learn more about what it is like to have aspergers so i can relate better with my son and my nephew.
Favorite subjects: Philosophy
Year/Grade: Doctorate level
Favorite music: All kinds
Books: Terry Pratchett novels
TV shows/Movies: The X-Files
Instrument: Accoustic guitar
Do you like sports? No
Family: two children
Clothing: yes, i wear clothes
How did you find this website? through facebook
Job: Nurse. Researcher.
Plans for the future? Complete PhD. Buy a smallholding. Live happily ever after.
Any comments?
What is your first name? Michelle
Age: 19
Location: Montreal
Hobbies and Interests: Singing, writing stories, drawing, Anime, comic books, science fiction and fantasy novels
Why are you here? To learn to accept my Asperger's and ADD
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Asperger's Syndrome - Age 9, ADD - Age 19
Favorite subjects: Art, Music, History, English
Year/Grade: Part-time university student
Favorite music: folk, blues, jazz, rock, Gilbert and Sullivan
Books: Discworld, Neil Gaiman, Shakespeare,
TV shows/Movies: Slayers, Revolutionnary Girl Utena, Avatar the Last Airbender, Princess Tutu, Trigun, Star Trek: Voyager
Instrument: Voice, piano, guitar
Do you like sports? No
Family: My mother, my father, my younger brother
Clothing: jeans, t-shirts, nice shirts. I rarely if ever wear skirts, and never wear dresses. I usually dress in reds, blues and greens.
How did you find this website? Wikipedia's Autism subculture page
Job: None at the moment.
Plans for the future? None. My ideas for the future have always been pretty vague, and since I'm kind of in a transitional period here, it feels like everything is subject to change right now, even my goals and passions.
Any comments? What comments?
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What is your first name? Robin
Age: 30+
Location: Kansas City
Hobbies and Interests: Genealogy, history, archaeology, ancient civilizations, playing with the cats, online shopping, reading, movies.
Why are you here? Connection
When were you diagnosed?: Self-diagnosed a year ago. I'm deciding whether to get a medical diagnosis
Favorite music: Tracy Chapman, Odetta, Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton, k.d. lang
Books: There are so, so many!
TV shows/Movies: Lately Rome. Also Weeds, Northern Exposure, Big Love
Do you like sports? Just tennis
Family: Working on it.
Clothing: Cotton or linen...mostly black/white/gray or navy/khaki combinations.
How did you find this website? Google
Job: Attorney...but not practicing
Plans for the future? Try to have a kid and enjoy my life
Any comments? I'd love to hear from people in the Kansas City area.
What is your first name? Mike
Age: 50
Location: Minneapolis
Hobbies and Interests: Music, computers, books, walking
Why are you here? To learn more about AS & maybe connect with people
When were you diagnosed?: Self-diagnosed - gradually, over the years - but just now taking ownership of it.
Favorite subjects: Music, Math & Physics
Year/Grade: Have a Bachelor of Music Education degree
Favorite music: The Dresden Dolls, Fiona Apple, Poe, Kate Bush, Liz Phair, Kate Voegele
Books: Stranger In a Strange Land, Ender's Game, The Time Traveler's Wife, math & physics
TV shows/Movies: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, House, Monk, Broadcast News, Secretary, Ghost World
Instrument: Percussion (especially Marimba), some piano.
Do you like sports? No - but I like to exercise every day.
Family: Mother, Father (in a nursing home) & Sister.
Clothing: chinos & button-down shirt
How did you find this website? Google
Job: Technical Illustrator
Plans for the future? I still have hopes of meeting someone & getting married some day.
Any comments? I'm looking forward to learning a lot on this site!
What is your first name? sharon
Age: 34
Location: evrywhere, mostly Texas & NJ
Hobbies and Interests: Travel, seeing live music, staring off into space
Why are you here? learning
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): recently
Favorite subjects: english, art history, classics
Year/Grade: been there done that
Favorite music: rock mostly, Tori Amos, tool, NIN, Korn, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the distillers, coldplay
Books: Bret Ellis, burrows, Palahniuk, just about anything, I like books though getting around to actual reading, but I have tons
TV shows/Movies: House, law&order, anything nick park or christopher guest
Instrument: I wish I could play the piano or the violin, my parents said I'd never practice
Do you like sports? nope
Family: I have one? mom, dad
Clothing: I wear clothes? mostly black
How did you find this website? It was suggested to me
Job: Flight attendant
Plans for the future? travel
Any comments? I never know how to answer this question
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Sea Gull
Joined: 12 Sep 2008
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Posts: 215
Location: Oakfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK
What is your first name? Dan, DAN!! ~Dan! although you can call me Dan
Age: 19 (20 in November!)
Location: Oakfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK
Hobbies and Interests: Going on random adventures with my friends, Japanese stuff, WWI and WWII stuff, Parties with friends, Guitar, Music, IT, Science, History, Philosophy and Theology.
Why are you here? I have AS, maybe meet other people with AS? Maybe a girl, lolol.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When I was 7.
Favorite subjects: Music, IT, Science, History, Philsophy and Theology
Year/Grade: In GCSEs I got BB (double B) in Science, B in Religious Studies, C in ICT, C in History, C in Maths but D and E in English, E in Graphic Design, E in Music and F in Citizenship. I have a MMM (triple merit) grade National BTEC Diploma in IT and a Distinction grade First BTEC Diploma in Music. I am currently studying a National BTEC Certificate in Music and then after that I am hopefully going to do a BA (hons) degree in Music.
Favorite music: Electronica, Progressive Music, Metal (in all it's forms), Medieval, Baroque, Video Game Music, Instrumental Music, Blues, Jazz, various obscure fusion genres (such as Vegetarian Progressive Grindcore).
Books: The Bible, The Origin of Species, Darwin on Trial, Creation, Evolution & Modern Science, Bones of Contention, Origins Reconsidered, Getting Here: The Story of Human Evolution, Genesis and Early Man, Icons of Evolution: Science of Myth?, The Natural Limits to Biological Change, Theories of Life: Darwin Mendel and Beyond, The Impossible Faith, The Dawkins Delusion, Earth, Battle, Crime and Punishment, The Wheel of Time series, The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever, The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever, The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever, The Obernewtyn Chronicles, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, The One That Got Away, Against All Odds, Military Errors of World War II, Kamikaze, The Battle of Britain, Goshawk Squadron, The Last Days of The Reich, Full Circle, The Small Back Room, The Dambusters Raid, Monsoon, War Dance, WWII The People's Voice, Payback, Last Light, Treasure Island, The Red Badge of Courage, The Prisoner of Zenda, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Supreme Courage, Absolute Power, Gulliver's Travels, Tom's Midnight Garden, James Bond series, The Times Complete History of the World 6th Edition, The Times Concise Atlas 9th Edition. I have loads more books but I won't list them here.
TV shows/Movies: TV: - The Mighty Boosh, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, Firefly, The Unit, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Fonejacker, Red vs Blue, Scrubs, The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Moomins, Sharky and George, Animals of Farthing Wood (lol) Films: Fight Club, Serenity, V for Vendetta, Planet Terror, The Matrix 1, 2 and 3, Terminator 1, 2 and 3, AvP, AvP:R, Alien 1, 2, 3 and 4, Predator 1 and 2, The Hills Have Eyes 1 and 2, Resident Evil 1, 2 and 3, Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick, Jurassic Park 1, 2 and 3, Dude Where's My Car?, Castaway, The Green Mile, Independence Day, Saving Private Ryan, Battle Royal 1 and 2, The Neverending Story (oh yes), Lord of the Rings 1, 2 and 3 and the James Bond films.
Instrument: Guitar. Starting Grade 5 today hopefully. Also, bass guitar, keyboards, tenor horn and tuba.
Do you like sports? Cricket
Family: Mum and Dad (splitting up =/), Sister (2 and a half years younger, I think she has AS too), Half-Sister (4 years older I think), Gran, Grandad
Clothing: Black, sometimes red, sometimes camo stuff. Hoodies and t-shirts with band logos or wierd designs on them. Steel toe-cap boots for going out, trainers fo parties and/or outings where I know I will be getting a lift there and back. I have a three-quarter length XL trenchcoat, since I'm only an M it is full-length on me (also I didn't pay for it, it was given me to a friend who got in second-hand so I'm not funding animal cruelty!! ! Bwahahaha!! !)
How did you find this website? Wikipedia (LAWL)
Job: N/A
Plans for the future? BA Degree, Master's Degree then Doctorate. Either band or teaching. Those who can't do, teach.
Any comments? "I REJECT YOUR REALITY AND SUPPLEMENT IT WITH MY OWN!! !"
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Sling
Sea Gull
Joined: 12 Sep 2008
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Posts: 215
Location: Oakfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK
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