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Hello! I'm SamuraiSaxen, but my real name is Diana and I'm 20. You can call me "Saxen" or "Diana", whichever you want.

I'm from Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and I study electronic engineering at ITCM. I live with my parents, my 18 year old sister, and my 10 year old twin siblings.

My interests are: Final Fantasy, Mega Man, Gundam series, Robotics, Samurais, Katanas, swords, sharpened objects, Mecha and samurais anime series, time-space theories, paranormal things, videogames, PS2, colecting opening and ending videos from anime series, . . .

I like posting on WP, listening to J-Music and videogames music, watching videos, reading, . . .

I think that's all, . . . see ya!

Hi everyone

I'm Elizabeth. I'm 22 years old. I'm currently studying Health Services Administration/Health Information Management, but that might all change once I get to grad school. I really would like to get a degree in Special Education, but due to certain circumstances (which i won't get into) with my parents, that's not the plan right now.

I love listening to Film Scores, Christian, Broadway, and Country.

My interests are: Movies, Film Scores, Travelling/World Cultures, History, and Geology.

That's all i can think of right now.

Hi, I'm Erin. I am 25 years old and living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, with my boyfriend and our 6 cats, about a mile from the water. When I was a child, my parents knew I was "different" but they couldn't put their finger on it, but sometimes I wonder if they knew about my AS and didn't tell me, hoping I would feel as normal as possible. Well, if that is true, it didn't really work. I struggled all the way through school and found it very hard to relate to others, especially after I endured a severe trauma and ended up with PTSD on top of AS.

Things were terribly difficult for me growing up - I really don't want to bore you with the details, so I shall skip to the present day. In 2004 I graduated from USM, and today I am working at a Real Estate Firm as an Office Manager, where I take care of pretty much all the paperwork and advertising. I also design company brochures and other associated materials. My goal is to go back to school and get an MLIS degree so that I can be a Librarian, but until then my quiet, asocial job suits me quite well.

A sampling of my interests:
Music: Gogol Bordello, nine inch nails, Sarah Brightman
TV: Tim & Eric's Awesome Show, Rome, Sealab 2021
Movies: Memoirs of a Geisha, Happy Feet, Henry & June

To all, I'm tryptamind. I'm 17 years old almost 18 and not yet living alone. As a young person, my abnormality was under constant scrutiny. I was diagnosed with AS roughly 10 years ago after a long process of evaluations, drug treatment(methylphenidate), psychotherapy, personality testing and all the other odds & ends. As a result of this, I was placed in a special class with other PDD kids for the rest of elementary school. I fought to return to my normal school, as this class was not helping. Throughout middle school and my first two years of HS, I have kept my AS rather clandestined from both my teachers and peers. I've kept it shrouded in secrecy because not too many people understand the mentality.

I have deep interests in psychology, alkaloid chemistry, traveling, and mysticism (to name a few arbitrarily)

Kind of short on what else to say right now.

My name is Kate. I am a 31 year old female, born and bred in England. I have a mixture of Welsh, English and Polish/saphardic Jewish blood. I have a great deal of life experiences due to a rather rocky and distressing past, and when not struggling with issues of appallingly low self esteem and depression, I strive to use those to help others. Anorexia was my best friend for over 10 years and I almost died of it 3-4 times. I have self harmed on and off since I was 11, and had a nervous breakdown at 22.

My natural state is that of a caring, intelligent, inspired and passionate person, but I have a tendency when rejected to become embittered, angry, helpless, and aggressive verbally. I am someone I would consider complex and very chamelion-like...it takes a special person to truly get to know me on any level or to get close to me.

I am very spiritual in nature naturally... It isn't something I simply got into, it has always been there, but I chose to ignore if for a long time. I still tend to ignore it more than I should due to conflicts with my logic and with my own bad experiences...by that, I mean, I tend to think, if I am suffering thus, then why should I believe there is any wonderful being or energy that is working for the good of mankind? I am a deep thinker, and a deep feeler, but some things that should make me feel, simply close off my heart. I love nature, and I love animals, I love beauty, I love art, I love books and antiques, and games and fantasy... in fact, there are so many things that I wish to understand and learn about that I tend to give up trying and become stuck on something less challenging, like obsessing over forums.

I am a dreamer...much of my life is spent in my own world because I find the real world too harsh, shallow and unforgiving. Music is my primary obsession... it is the air I breathe. I grew up idealising romance and dreaming of knights in shining armour coming to take me away to a better place... I wasn't too happy once I realised there is no such thing as a hero, or, for the most part, romance...especially for one who cannot deal well with intimacy. I am incredibly open minded, and for the most part, tolerant, but I have an appalling issue with anger and meltdowns due to my sensory issues and emotional sensitivities.

I have always and still do feel as if I was not meant to be in this life...and often resent whatever placed me here. I often have a sense of wanting to return 'home', wherever that might be, but figure that as long as I am here, I might as well at least attempt to make something of it and leave some sort of imprint on the world and those I meet in it.

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Hi, I am Jake. I am 21 years of age and live in the North West of England. Since finishing school, I have done various different jobs but towards the end of last year, I quit work and went to university to study mathematics. Before starting at university, I had done my own independent study and also some correspondence courses and I would say that mathematics is my major interest in life at the moment. Aside from that, I listen to a lot of different music (particularly jazz, fusion, late romantic period (especially piano pieces), 20th century 'classical' music (e.g. Penderecki, Ligeti) and also some rock music). I also play guitar and piano with somewhat limited proficiency. My other main hobby is reading. My taste in books is fairly diverse; I read fiction, non-fiction, biographies and pretty much anything that seems interesting. At the moment I am particularly enjoying the 'Jeeves' books by PG Wodehouse. A typical day in my life at the moment consists of going into university, attending lectures, coming home, doing a few hours study and then reading and browsing the internet for several hours. I don't really have any friends at the moment although I had a couple in my teens but I suspect that they have outgrown me in the sense that most other people I knew who were as socially awkward as myself seem to have 'flowered', as it were, and henceforth now have no need to associate with someone like me (or I find it difficult to socialise with them normally). On the positive side, I think one of my best attributes is that although I bore others and often appear like I have nothing to talk about apart from my few select favourite topics, I never get bored myself. In fact, I fail to see how anyone can get bored; I often actually feel overwhelmed with the possibilities of things to do/think about/read etc. I can sit in silence in a dark room for hours and not get bored; there always seems that there is a lot going on in my head to think about even if I can't quite always massage it into a sensible conversation with another person. Although I enjoy my own company, I would like to try and make some friends (In real life) and just try and learn more social skills so I can enjoy being with other people. I thought starting at university last year would be a good chance to meet new people but somehow I have managed to go for 6 months without really socialising with my fellow students yet.

Hi I'm Scott and I've been posting here pretty much from day one of this site. Things sure have grown here since then.

Anyways, I'm 27, I live in Wisconsin, and currently I am finishing up my final semester of college before I get my undergrad degree.

I found out about AS quite by accident nearly 3 years ago when I was 24. Up to that point my life was a confusing mess. I felt like I was always two steps behind everyone else. The most infuriating thing for me though was that I could never put a finger on why it was exactly that I was so different.

The first ten years of my life was quite a challenge. It's interesting listening to your parents talk about how you were, the incredible tantrums you could throw, the amazing volume at which you could scream, your inability to deal with any setting outside your home, the head banging, the fixations, ETC.
Kindergarden thru fourth grade I spent more time in the office for behavior issues than in class. I didn't socialize with my classmates until I was in fourth grade.

Junior high was no better. The incessant bullying from both peers and teachers led me to depression, suicidal ideations, one episode of cutting myself, and horrible grades.

To this day I still suffer from the effects of junior high school.

High school was nothing special, once I got out, I sort of wandered around aimlessly in life for the next six years. I had no idea really how I was going to make a living. I was going to college, but I never expected to finish up any kind of degree.

I was coming up on a period of transition in my life, I was going to be moving to finish up college and I was planning on starting over from square one. I thought that the move would allow me to re-invent myself as someone else. It was then that I found out about AS. Talk about a wake up call. Anyhow, I figure if I didn't find out I had AS back then, I'd probably be dead now.

The easiest way to describe me is that I have a little of a lot. I have visual, auditory, and tactile sensitivities. I have no real athletic ability. My social skills are on par with that of a 14 year old. But I somehow soldier on.

Impressed?

I'm 35, married, and have 2 kids. I read, sew, quilt, knit, draw, and usually have a movie or music going on in the background. I'm interested in a wide variety of things, and usually read 2-3 books at a time, and have multiple projects going on. I like science, science-fiction, fantasy, and all kinds of music, especially goth, punk, and select country (basically Johnny Cash and associates).

I've always been smart, creative and weird. When I was little, I was incredibly shy, horrible at sports, always had my nose in a book, and got beat up alot. As I grew up, I managed to find social groups I fit in with- gamer geeks, theater people, artists, goths, punks, festies, etc. I also managed to find jobs that used my skills, especially sewing.

My son, Vlad, is 4. He has a verbal delay, and some "behavioral problems", but so far his only diagnosis is "uneven cognitive development". We've been told he's not autistic because he does make eye contact and show affection.

I've suspected for awhile that his eventual diagnosis would be Asperger's. If someone asks his name, he'll just look confused and say "Name???". If they ask how old he is, he'll just ignore them until I prompt him to say that he's 4, then he'll say "4, 5, 6, 7....". He likes counting. Sometimes he'll count in Spanish or German. He loves to draw, and he's really good at it. Mostly, he likes to draw various prehistoric creatures, because he's obsessed with paleontology. He has the entire "Walking with Dinosaurs" collection on dvd, and will quote bits like "Brontoscorpio stinger the size of a lightbulb", or pretend to be an anomalocaris or a triceratops. He does very well with routines, but he'll completely freak out over deviations from routine. He also has a hard time with group activities.

So, I checked out a book about Asperger's to learn more about it. Reading about girls with Asperger's who go undiagnosed, I was pretty shocked by how well it described me.
Suddenly, my life made so much more sense. So, that's why I ended up coming here.

One of my most difficult struggle in life is knowing that people are reacting to me but not understanding what the reaction is.

I am 38. I learned about AS a couple of years ago and it has been a great help to me to understand. I love people and my social difficulties have been a big trial for me. Now I can understand my condition with my reason and logic (I don't do well with emotions). It helps knowing that I am not just "weird".

Not that I mind being weird. Being somewhat different is a part of my identity that I would not change. I just do not like being judged for my weirdness.

My attitude towards AS is usually very positive. I think of it more as a gift than a disability. Struggling with communication was taught me to be patient with other people and to try not to judge people since I never can even guess what is going on in them.

My special interests are religion, political theory (but not so much politics because there is too emotionalism, tribalism and other illogical elements in politics), languages and other cultures. My current special interest is the Middle East. "Hanneh" is a nickname given to me by a Palestinian friend that I made while pursuing my special interest.

I am also obsessed with the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings, Leaf by Niggle, and the Letters are my favorites.

My struggle with non-verbal cues has been particularly difficult recently. It hurts when you cannot understand, you are trying so hard to understand, and people become impatient with your lack of understanding.

When it is hard to have AS, I try to remind myself that it is a gift as well as a disability.

Let's get started:

Greeting+shortdesc block:
Hi (or something like that).
I'm a 20yrs old male specimen of the earth's glorious and harmful parasite called "human", having a future to be turning no less than an alcoholic lunk. I'm living in a former commie east european coutry, and currently having a lousy job in my parents' small signmaking workshop, being on an obligatory "holiday" since I f**ked up my term in the polytech.

Asperger block:
I was always being a strange person, with a lot of problems, but I didn't know the real 'cause, until I read an article about the Asperger syndrome, when I started to suspect "something", so I dug the net across for information, and I ended up being 90% sure I have Asperger.

Interests:
Photography, PC HW & SW, any kind of stuff that runs on electricity, firearms, and the 70's-80's punk.

I'm 23 years old and have known about Asperger's for roughly a month. I got my name from my grandfather and his father before that (although they both went by their middle names: Peter...shortened to Pete). It's Gaelic- I've translated it as "longing for the sea" or "of the sea". On top of that, I'm a Pisces, and INTP. I'm also currently wearing a t-shirt featuring a Koi. You might say I feel like a fish out of water. Or a displaced Heinlein-martian with human genetic makeup.

I have also been told that I was a Nereid(sea nymph) in a past life...if that is possible. More on nymphs later.

I am currently reading the account of Christopher John Francis Boone. Unlike him, I prefer fiction, especially Sci-fi. I also like to do jokes.

Sometimes I think that my existence-or just my personality- is some sort of divine comedy. Or at least Karma. My grandfather was incredibly well known in the community I have lived in the past 13 years. He was well spoken...and outspoken. He was also known for dressing up as a faerie and cavorting around the main streets of Columbus(but only one day a year). My father is very much the same. Yet I bear this well-known name, and none of the features associated with it (except maybe the humour).

I'm intensely interested in music...in most forms, with the exception of Major label Nashville/modern "country". I was raised on my dad's music- Bluegrass/folk/Irish. Therefore(being his near polar opposite), I am really interested(currently) in extreme metal- especially of the Swedish variety.

Sometimes it seems like Sweden should be the sole manufacturer of such metal...I bet they export/produce more GOOD heavy metal than any other country. As such, I am currently cultivating a third tongue...a Swedish one(I am already in posession of an American English one, and a very stubby sprout of a Spanish one).

About my various profile info:

Syrinx29:I have been using the name Syrinx for about 4 years. At the time, I was really into various "Pagan" pantheons, as well as birds. Syrinx was a nymph that tried to evade Pan....eventually she became his Pan pipes(too lazy to include all the details). It is also the voice organ of birds(having two sets of chords). I have recently realized(with the help of Aspergia.com and the "min" symbol) that Syrinx can also relate to having a dual nature, or producing two "tones" that can be very beautiful when they are in harmony. 29 is one of my favorite numbers because it is commonly worn by hockey goalies and in numerology, would be 2+9=11=2(again, with the duality). It's also prime. I guess I like prime numbers, never really thought about it though.

I also like 42 even though it isn't prime. 138 scares me.

I was born in The Land of Enchantment. In other words, the most underrated state in the union...New Mexico. Even though I have lived in Ohio longer than anywhere else, my heart is in NM. I generally dislike Ohio, with the exception of the part of Columbus I live in. There's an abundance of fat, stupid people. At least they sound stupid. Hence "Ohaya". Living in the heartland sucks, but it could be worse....could be the Bible Belt.

I can't say that I'm "Proud to be American" because if I was to go to any other country I would probably be embarrased and try to not to stand out as one. I also find Murkin jokes hilarious, although I haven't really heard any(besides one from a Canadian band that I had the immense pleasure of working with). One of my co-workers wants to "publish" a t-shirt that just says "Murka!!" on it. I generally like living in the US and all the intelligent people here, but I dislike everything that gives intelligent people in the US a bad name: TV(especially American Idol and all that reality garbage), war, blind consumerism, greed, American football and all of our other stupid sports(I like Rugby Union/every other form of REAL football and hockey), among others.

I'm weaning myself off of animal products and by-products. With the exception of dairy/eggs and seafood. I also have a substance abuse problem....in other words...I have a problem with other people, especially loved-ones, abusing drugs and alcohol. I have given up drinking, but not alcohol. I LOVE good beer and enjoy the taste of alcohol, but I prefer to remain mostly sober...I prefer to keep alcohol consumption as a sort of water-sharing ritual (a la Heinlein Martians). I've also lost or nearly lost too many relationships due to alcoholism and drug abuse/addiction.

I also love parenthesis and elipsis.

I have written entirely too much at this point...(goodbye)...

Here's a better version of what I posted earlier...


Rammu! ^^

I am Ashleigh, but feel free to call me RedMage. I'm a fifteen year old girl who lives in Australia. I live with my mum, step-dad and younger brother. My birthday is on the 24th of May, and this year I'll be 16. I have Asperger's Syndrome, but I don't do much of the same things as other people who have it do. I'm bisexual, and I'm currently dating a lovely young man named Alex, who's the member here under the name of Anubis.

I'm obsessed with video games and the Internet at the moment. I have to come to my nanna's house to use the Internet, as we don't have it at home. I don't go to high school now, as I'm going to learn about computer graphics so I can have more chance of getting a job when I'm older.

I'm Warren, but these days I prefer to be called Ren, because there're too many other words/names that sound like mine and it's annoying.

Music Genres I like: Rock, Metal, 90s Grunge, 80s, Video Game music, Industrial

Bands I like: (mostly older) Silverchair, Breaking Benjamin, Stone Temple Pilots, Foreigner, Cake, CKY, Heart, The Faint, Journey....and other stuff.

I rely on Nostalgia for happiness. Music, Video Games, and Television were a lot better back in the day. I've recently gotten into buying games for my old Super Nintendo on Amazon. I love drinking black tea and hot apple cider. I hate coffee with a passion. Humourous Flash animations are my driving force to live . I love philosophy...especially political.

I wrote a little about myself on my blog.
Click on my homepage.

All right then.

Hi. My name is Heather. (Wow, I feel like I'm at a therapy meeting all ready. Moving on...) I'm 16 years old and live in Ohio. I'm getting out of here and going to college (far, far away) as soon as possible. I'm interested in studying either psychology or forensic profiling. The two are connected, but I will major in either one or the other. I used to live in Georgia, which was very nice, but I don't know if I'll move back there later. I have a trace of a southern accent, which gets heavier when I tell a story and non-existant if I concentrate on getting rid of it.

I'm 5' 9", average weight, and have blue/green eyes. I'm normally very pale, but mowing the lawn this week has given me a trace of color. (I am told that I no longer look dead. I was unaware that I looked dead in the first place.) My hair is naturally brown with blonde highlights, but I recently dyed it black. The blonde highlights are still visible under strong light.

I enjoy reading, especially horror and/or mystery. I think Insomnia by Stephen King is currently my favorite book (it changes frequently). I also write, generally the same genres that I read. My website has (outdated) extracts from some of my stories, as well as an extract from one of my friends and art by another. Speaking of, I really need to update it. Ack. I know that at least two people from WrongPlanet have visited it, as one signed my guestbook and one emailed me. I'm afraid the majority of my site traffic comes from friends, people here, and lost internet surfers.

I listen to music almost 24/7. I'll listen to anything once, and I enjoy almost all types of music (the only exception would be jazz). I also play the acoustic guitar and piano. I'm still fairly new with the guitar, but I've been playing the piano for over seven years now. My favorite song to play is "The Irish Wedding Dance," which is upbeat and quick moving (the opposite of most music that I like). That's the only song on the piano that I have memorized. (Cyanide, I like Breaking Benjamin too. Do you like "We Are Not Alone" or "Phobia" better?)

I also enjoy drawing, but I seem to only be able to do certain things. These are eyes, old fashioned clothing, people, trees, and any object that won't move. I refuse to share my sketches. I like my privacy.

I frequently manage to get into fights that don't concern me. However, I almost never get into fights otherwise. I'm pretty sure that I should start re-evaluating when I should speak up. I will generally hold up to my opinions, but I'm indecisive on a lot of things. (Politics especially. I hate talking about politics and avoid it at all costs. I think the only political conversation I will have concerns gay rights. I have an opinion on that. Oh, and I don't mind theories or philospies concerning politics; I simply don't like talking about who's doing a good job and who's doing a bad job, and we should impeach so-and-so, ect, ect.)

I have six cats and the most wonderful puppy (and by puppy, I mean 13 year old dog) in the world. The cats don't seem overly fond of me, but the dog loves me. I used to have about 40 fish, but they all died while I was on vacation. (And yes, we did have a pet sitter. She just didn't call me when the water went bad, and they all started dying at once. I have no idea why.) I also have a mother, father, and 13 year old brother. My father is an aspie; my mother is an NT. We're still not sure about my younger brother; he fits a few of the characteristics, and he might simply be able to hide the others well from the family. I'm currently leaning towards the NT side with him.

I should be washing the dishes now, so I think I'll stop. Bye!

I though you were older than 16!!