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Name: Beau

Age: 18

Location: I'm from Northen New York

Hobbies and Interests: reading, writing, drawing, and sci-fi

Why are you here? I have PDD high functioning.

Time of diagnosis: at age 2 in 1987

Favorite subjects: astronomy

Year/Grade: I will be entering my senior year in HS in the fall

Favorite music: Electronica

Books: Harry Potter

Movies: Lord of The Rings trilogy and Star Wars

Instrument: I have played the key board for a short time.

Sports: I run cross country and thow shotput

Family: mom, dad, 16 year old brother

Clothing: nothing special don't like collars or buttons on shirts

How did you find this website? someone shared an article with my mom about the site

Job: student

Plans for the future: I hope to become an astronomer or sci-fi author

age: 42

Location: North Carolina (I've been here 2 years and I'm trying to like it)

Hobbies and Interests: Food, gardening, restoring our old house, travelling

Why are you here? Good question. I have AS, for starters.

When were you diagnosed? A few months ago

Favorite subjects: pretty much everything

Year/Grade: Culinary school in my twenties. Went back to school at 35 and got my B.S. in molecular biology and M.S. in Microbiology. Taking some business courses in the fall.

Favorite Music: there's so much amazing music in the world, do people really have favorites?

Books: love them, all kinds except the ones that reek of mildew or have print that is too small. Or too much pointless description. Or have ugly covers.

TV shows: Simpsons, of course. The cartoon "Recess", "Prime Suspect", "Homicide" was great while it lasted.

Movies: Coen brothers, anything with Reese Witherspoon or what's his name - star of Spiderman.

Instrument: my daughter and husband (both musicians) bought me an electric bass, I'm learning.

Sports: what's the point?

Family: fabulous and tolerant husband, two bright and endlessly amusing daughters

Clothing: Either big, loose and cotton, or tight and spandexy. Inside out feels best (why are seams on the inside?) I envy men for their clothing options. Especially the shoes. But not the ties.

How did you find this site: Aspergia

Job: university lecturer/ research tech, used to be a chef

Comments: thanks for having me

What is your first name?
Sarah
Age:
35 (but people always guess that I'm 20 - 22)
Location:
the suburbs of Seattle
Hobbies and Interests:
kayaking, writing, the internet, listening to music, reading
Why are you here?
I have AS
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Dec. 2003
Year/Grade:
(not in school)
Favorite music:
electronica/ trance/ dance
Books:
I have 1,960 books in my collection - do I have to pick a favorite?
TV shows/Movies:
TV: CSI, ER, Crossing Jordan, Xena (yeah, I know it's ended ), Dharma & Greg, Smallville, and I like The Learning channel, the Discovery channel, and Animal Planet.
Movies: What Dreams May Come, and ??? - I like so many movies it's hard to pick a few
Instrument:
none
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?
I liked bicycling and cycled competitively for 10 years, but am unable to do it anymore because of my knees, so now I kayak whenever I can.
Family: I live alone - me and my dog; but I have both parents, and a grandma, and an older brother and a younger sister.
Clothing:
casual, comfortable, cotton. I'm usually wearing something with Tigger on it.
How did you find this website?
I found the link at a yahoo hosted support group.
Job:none. I'm on disability
Plans for the future? I want to be an author - or an inventor. If I do either it'll suprise the shorts offa me.
Any comments?
I like this site, and I hope I'll find the right planet someday..........

First Name: Simeon

Age: 24

Location: near Stoke-on-Trent, UK

Hobbies and Interests: Computers, music, computer games, pinball machines, DVDs/videos, cars.

Why are you here? I was diagnosed with autistic tendences, but most likely to be AS

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 5 years old at 1985

Favorite subjects: Computers and music

Favorite music: Lange, Faithless, Prodigy, Aphex Twin, Depeche Mode, Human League, Jean Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk and many more electronic artists.

Books: Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.

TV shows/Movies: The Matrix

Instrument: Keyboards and synthesizers. I like to make my own sounds.

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: Badminton, Tennis, Table Tennis and 10 pin bowling

Family: I have a mum and dad (seperated about a decade ago, now I'm living with my mum), My sister who lives up Blackburn with her fiance. Also I have 2 grandparents, 2 uncles, an aunt in law and 2 little cousins. All of them are NT.

Clothing: Casual tracksuits virtually all the time.

How did you find this website? I read about it in the news.

Job: Unemployed but I work as a volunteer at the North Staffs Asperger/Autism Association.

Plans for the future? Hopefully to drive a car, to have a job in computing and to get a record contract for my tunes I've made.

Any comments? This is one of the best aspie sites I have seen.

What is your first name? Jackie

Age: 40

Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota, USAa

Hobbies and Interests: Astronomy, radio, geocaching, history, archaeology, anthropology, writing, reading, languages, canoeing, hiking, biking, inline skating

Why are you here? I believe I may have Aspergers, but I have not been officially diagnosed

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): ADHD, 1996

Favorite music: Jazz, some rock/pop, world music

Books: Oh boy... there are sooooo many... anything by Dan Brown... Ken Follett... Dave Barry is another fave. I read lots of non-fiction that has to do with my areas of interest (see above).

TV shows/Movies: I like lots of movies, but one of my all-time favorites has got to be Monty Python and the Holy Grail. About the only thing I watch on TV is whatever happens to be on the Science Channel.

Instrument: I played trumpet for many years, but haven’t played in a long time

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?:

Family: One son; three siblings

Clothing: Mostly casual, jeans or khakis, comfy shirts. I have a hard time with clothes that are uncomfortable. I only dress up when necessary

How did you find this website? Can’t recall... I saw it linked from somewhere, but I can’t recall where

Job: Paralegal

Plans for the future? I would like to finish my college degree, go on an archaeological dig, and spend time researching ancient languages

Any comments? So far, I find I can identify with a lot of what I’m reading on this website. Not sure if I’m an Aspie, but I think I have a lot of traits that point that way.

What is your first name? Alan

Age: 18

Location: Qld, Australia

Hobbies and Interests: Model Making, Bush Walking, Computer Games, my ps2, writting

Why are you here? To meet other Asperges people

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Last year age: 17

Favorite subjects: Design and Visual communication, Work Place Communication(English)

Year/Grade: 12th

Favorite music: The Beetles

Books: Lord of the Rings, Adrian Mole(Love it to death)

TV shows/Movies: Any crime program: CSI, Law and Order

Instrument: None, musics not my thing

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: None, nope, never, I hate sports

Family: A mom and a dad. I have a 13 year old sister that isn't autistic or Asperger's.

Clothing: Mostly casual. I like to look smart, but I hate tags, and I pull them out from most of my shirst

How did you find this website? A nice lady from OZAutism sent it to us by email.

Job: Yep, one night a week at a local baker

Plans for the future? I want to be a baker

Any comments? Nothing much to say. I enjoy this website very much and I hope all of you find this icebreaker fun.

Name: Troy
Age: 18

Location: Florida

Hobbies and Interests: Internet, Movies, Girls, Music, Games

Why are you here? To find some normal people

Time of diagnosis: Not officially diagnosed. Was told by my mother I have Asperger's back in 2002.

Favorite subjects: Geography, World History, Economics.

Year/Grade: Graduated class of '04.

Favorite music: Reggae/Dancehall, Soca, some Rap. Getting into Samba.

Books: The Giver & A Door Near Here

Movies: City of God, The Matrix, Pulp Fiction

Instrument: Alto Saxaphone, Cornet Trumpet, & some Piano.

Sports: Football (Miami Dolphins)

Family: Autisim runs through my mothers side of the family. My sister has a more severe form of autisim and theres my father.

Clothing: Phat Farm but usually just a white t.

How did you find this website? Aspergia.com

Job: Enlisted in the Army to become a Finance Specialist. I also want to join in order to force my self to interact with people and build up my poor social skills.

Plans for the future: Own an e-business and to become more social, my ultimate goal.

Name: Rachel
Age: 20
Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Hobbies and Interests: The internet, literature, writing, language, Anglo-Saxon... stuff, foriegn films, photography.

Why are you here? I relate to the people here.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Not yet but perhaps late this year or next year.

Books: Authors: Virginia Woolf, Tolkien, Austen and numerous other books.

TV shows/Movies: Don't watch much TV but I have a great list of favourite movies.

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: hiking.

Family: Mum, Dad and twin brother (NT)

Clothing: Jeans and shirts most of the time.

How did you find this website? Through the late Aspergia.

Job: I'm a student at the moment but I might get into publishing/editing.

Plans for the future? Nothing concrete as yet.

What is your first name? Josh, of course!

Age: 16

Location: In the midst of the Illinois cornfields, USA

Hobbies and Interests: I'm a drama nerd: I loooove acting! I've been in so many plays at my school...though I usually get stuck in the chorus for musical (my school has SO many good singers that I haven't gotten a lead yet), but I've gotten plenty of good and fun roles in plays. I really enjoy doing it: it's my thing, ya know?

Why are you here? It's unofficial, but my mom and I are pretty sure I have Asperger's...it certainly explains a lot, anyhow. Thought it might be interesting getting to know some people who think the same way I do (they're kinda hard to find, ya know?).

When were you diagnosed? Would you believe a month or so ago?

Favorite subjects: English, of course! I love reading and writing and analyzing literature. Math and science are baaaad though.

Year/Grade: Soon-to-be-senior in high school

Favorite music: Christian music (the good stuff, like Switchfoot, Relient K, third Day, etc.), but I like a lot of kinds of music, from classical to soft rock to techno remixes

Books: I don't know about you guys, but I love reading. I've been getting into a lot of classic American authors lately, but I also enjoy fantasy/sci-fi novels on a regular basis for pure entertainment. Oh yeah, and Don Quixote is my favorite literary character of all time, and I admire him, hence my screenname (though Cyrano de Bergeac is a close second! *crickets chirp as everyone wonders what the heck I'm talking about*)

TV shows/Movies: I'm not a big fan of TV these days, and I've never been good at picking favorite movies.

Instrument: Never learned how to play one. I sing, though, and like doing it. My school has one of the best choral departments in the state, so I hope that some of my peers' greatness is rubbing off on me...

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: Tennis. I watch it, I play it, it's great. After trying many sports, this is the one that stuck with me.

Family: Mom and dad, 3 younger brothers, 2 dogs.

Clothing: Usually a t-shirt with something (a design, a phrase, a shirt from one of the plays I've been in) on it and either shorts or jeans, depending on the weather.

How did you find this website? My mom told me about it (don't laugh!).

Job: Currently unemployed, sadly. I need money, too...

Plans for the future? Not entirely sure, but I plan to get married to a wonderful woman and then save the world! No problem, right?

Any comments? I just kinda started looking around tonight, maybe I'll do some posting tomorrow!

What is your first name? Aurélie

Age: 20

Location: Reims, France.

Hobbies and Interests: Internet, reading, music, chess, painting.

Why are you here?

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

Favorite subjects: Literature and History.

Year/Grade: I've got the equivalent of bachelor's degree.

Favorite music: almost everything, but Bach's toccatas above all.

Books:Lord of the Flies, The Catcher in the Rye, Mr Vertigo, Hamlet, the Tripods trilogy, ...

TV shows/Movies: The City of lost Children.

Instrument: Violin and a bit of piano.

Do you like sports? I really don't like team games, but I enjoy swimming.

Family: A mum, a dad, a brother aged 29, a sister aged 26, a twin sister.
And also four cute cats.

Clothing: casual. Blue jeans + a Tshirt.

How did you find this website? Found a link on Sparplugloy's website.

Job: I'am still studying.

Plans for the future? don't know yet.

Any comments? Nothing much to say.

What is your first name? Bridgett

Age: 21

Location: Chicago suburbs

Hobbies and Interests: Internet, reading, writing, moveis, anime, metaphysics, paranormal, fairy tales/mythology

Why are you here? To meet people with ASDs

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 2004 with AS (giftedness, OCD, PTSD, anxiety, clinical depression previously; also a few incorrect diagnoses now disgarded)

Favorite subjects: anthropology, art history

Year/Grade: none

Favorite music: Fleetwood Mac, Cocteau Twins

Books: Innocence by Jane Mendolsoh, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, anything by L.J. Smith, some non-fiction

TV shows/Movies: Xena, Who's the Boss?, The Labyrinth, Heavenly Creatures, The Sweet Hereafter, a variety of anime

Instrument: none. I'm awful at music.

Do you like sports? If so, which ones? I like gymnastics, ice skating, and ballet (if that counts as a sport)

Family: An NT mother and NT/bipolar younger brother. Father deceased alcoholic (possible paranoid schizophrenic)

Clothing: Pastel colors, fuzzy sweaters, jeans, cordoroy pants

How did you find this website? I can't remember...

Job: Don't have one right now.

Plans for the future? I want to be a writer and/or artist.

Any comments? Not at the moment...

What is your first name? Katharine

Age: 30

Location: South Australia

Hobbies and Interests: Internet, writing, activism, cooking GF/CF food, seeing live music.

Why are you here? Asperger Disorder

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 2004 with AS but previously had seven other psychiatric diagnoses which have now been disregarded (thankfully).

Favorite subjects: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Art,

Year/Grade: Have BAppSc(Disability Studies), AdvDip(Visual Art)

Favorite music: kd lang, Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Fruit, Heather Frahn, Jude Elliot

Books: Anything by William Gibson, The Amtrak Wars, Authors – Sylvia Plath, Jeanette Winterson, Barbara Hanrahan. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Nobody Nowhere by Donna Williams.

TV shows/Movies: Crossing Jordan, The L-Word, The Einstein Factor, Monkey/ Girl Interrupted, But I’m a Cheerleader, AI, The Matrix.

Instrument: Sing

Do you like sports? Watching them -yes occasionally. Participating –no “UNCO”

Family: Mother, Father two brothers, one NT one AS ADHD Dyslexia. Life partner.

Clothing: have loads mostly boyish/male style.

How did you find this website? Through Aspergia

Job: Developmental Educator in the Autism area

Plans for the future? Go overseas, run my own Autism Friendly School

Any comments? Not at present.

What is your first name? Helen
Age: 52
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Hobbies and Interests:

Why are you here? Asperger Disorder

When were you diagnosed? (skip if you don't have a disorder): I diagnosed myself when my son was diagnosed; I always knew that whatever he had, I had it too, because he was so much like me it's scary! He was first diagnosed with ADHD, I think around 1992, then a year or two later he was diagnosed with AS. I now think the ADHD diagnosis was in error, and that we both have AS only.

Favorite subjects: I'm not really ready to answer this yet.

Favorite music: Classical (especially Mozart), folk and folk rock, and soft rock, especially from the late '60's and early '70's.

Books: I like many books, and am afraid if I try to name a few favorites, I might forget some that I should include.

TV shows/Movies: My absolute favorites are the classic swashbucklers such as Zorro, Robin Hood, etc., but I also enjoy many other movies. What I don't like are movies with a lot of graphic violence, gratuitous sex, and foul language.

Instrument: I had 5 years of piano lessons as a child, but never really mastered reading music. I still play around at the piano a little, and I have written a few songs.

Do you like sports? I used to play table tennis pretty seriously. I am generally terrible at team sports. As a spectator, I occasionally enjoy watching tennis, and I like watching some of the Olympic sports, such as figure skating and gymnastics.

Family: I never noticed any AS symptoms in either of my parents. But my brother definitely has Asperger traits if not full blown AS. I am married and have 18-year-old fraternal twin sons. One has AS, and the other is NT.

Clothing: I wear short sleeves indoors all year round. When it is cold outside, I put on sweaters and/or a coat when I go outside, but I really don't understand why people feel they have to wear long sleeves and/or sweaters in a heated building just because it is cold outside. Can anyone explain this to me?

How did you find this website? It was mentioned in an e-mail newsletter I got from the support group I belong to.

Job: I work in a retail store.

Plans for the future? None that I am ready to discuss right now.

Any comments? Can someone explain the meanings of the designations under people's names on this site, such as "tufted titmouse", "emu egg", etc.?

First name: Jodi

Age: 18, 19 next month

Location: North Carolina, USA. Earth

Hobblies/Interests: Drawing, Writing Fan Fiction, Reading Manga (japanese comics) Video Games

Why am I here: DX with AS

When I was Diagnosed: March 30, 2004

Year/Grade: in College

Favorite music: Electronica, Rock, Punk, some Pop,

Favorite Books: Farenheit 451, Animal Farm, His Dark Materials Series

TV/Movies: various animes, Mad Max movies

Do you like sports: I occasionly watch soccer and equisterian sports

Family: Mom, Dad Step Dad, 2 Brother

Clothing: anything comfortable, I don't care if it's out of style, anything made of fleece of cotton,

Job: none, yet

Plans for the future: hmmm, I'm trying to survive community college

Comments: I like this site.

Name: Stephen

Age: 44

Location: Illinois

Hobbies/Interests: reading, football, my kids, work

Why am I here: different views help me understand my self better and help me be a better dad.

When Diagnosed: self diagnosed four years ago (at same time as my son was diagnosed) diagnosis confirmed two years ago.

Favorie subjects: psychology, history

Education: Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology

Music: Steve Earle, Rolling Stones, Clash, Michael McDermott, Lou Reed, Chicago style blues and early rap

Books: couldn't possibly name books, some of my favorite authors are Heinlein, Niven, Steven Barnes, William Gibson and Asimov. I read alot of biographies and autobiographies of musicians, artists, exploreres and anyone else out of the mainstream.

TV Shows/Movies: any of the Star Trek shows, Law and Order, Angel. Don't see many movies nowadays that aren't rated "G"!

Instruments: used to play harmonica and bass, haven't touched them for years.

Sports: not much on playing, love football, specifically the Green Bay Packers (when diagnosed this was cited as one of my "special interests".....I thought I was just fan!

Family: raised in a 2 parent, 8 siblng home; left at age 16 to move in with another family so my father and I would not come to blows (tho I continued working for him another two years) so now have five other "adopted" siblings (meaning they adopted me not vice versa). Married 14 years now with two boys aged nine and seven. Nine year old diagnosed with AS four years ago.

Cothing: comfort over fashion, always!

How I found this website: link on Future Horizons website to article from some local paper, I think.

Plans for Future: finish raising my boys, retire!