Questions about you
Age: 25
Location: Sweden
Hobbies and Interests: Music, Human Anatomy, LGBTQ+ history, Art, Makeup
Why are you here? ASD
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): At 13.
Favorite music: PJ Harvey, Nina Simone, ANOHNI
Books: "The Hours" by Michael Cunningham, anything written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie or Toni Morrison
TV shows/Movies: Penny Dreadful (by John Logan), Haunting of Hill House, Walking Dead, iZombie
Do you like sports? Nope.
Family: Mum, Dad, Stepmum, Stepdad, 3 little brothers.
Clothing: I'm into fashion and I like to dress well. I wear a lot of black.
How did you find this website? Googling "autistic forums"
Plans for the future? I'd like to become a forensic anthropologist. Get a cat eventually.
What is your first name? Angel
Age: 56
Location: Seattle, WA US
Hobbies and Interests: Spirituality, mindfulness, writing
Why are you here? ASD
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Oddly, in 15 days. The report is being written up by the psychologist now, but she told me what's going to be on it.
Favorite music: n/a
Books: Anything by Adyashanti
TV shows/Movies: n/a
Instrument: n/a
Do you like sports? No.
Family: I live alone.
Clothing: Optional
How did you find this website? Google
Job: Retired poker player
Plans for the future? Nope.
Any comments? Yes.
auntblabby
Veteran
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 113,740
Location: the island of defective toy santas
Figured I would make a post since I just joined the other day.
Age: 20
Location: New England, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Music, history, mythology, linguistics, powerlifting, hiking, camping
Why are you here? Because I think I probably have autism or Asperger's, though I have never been diagnosed.
Favorite music: Black metal, folk metal, folk music
Books: Tolkien, old epics and myths
TV shows/Movies: Nah
Instrument: Electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums
Do you like sports? I used to play ice hockey and I love lifting weights, but I do not watch sports.
Family: Divorced parents, oldest of 4 siblings
Clothing: Metal t-shirts and jeans
How did you find this website? Was looking for a place to get advice and have some questions answered.
Plans for the future? About to start training to become a firefighter and someday I want to live off the grid.
Any comments? Hi everyone, I am glad to have found a community where I can learn from people who are probably a bit like me.
What is your first name? Eric
Age: 58
Location: Bay Area, CA
Hobbies and Interests: Music, Basketball, Movies, TV, Reading Fiction
Why are you here? To meet and commune with others like me
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Undiagnosed as of yet with psychologist scheduling test
Favorite subjects: n/a
Year/Grade: n/a
Favorite music: Extreme Metal, Soundtracks, Progressive Rock, Jazz, Standards, and just about anything that doesn't get regular radio airplay
Books: Thrillers
TV shows/Movies: SciFi, Action, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Instrument: Piano and Voice
Do you like sports? Yes! Basketball is my favorite, currently referee High School. Watch all other sports as I can
Family: Large, 3 exes, 2 stepkids, 4 stepgrandchildren, 2 biological children (10 and 12) (Live with their Mom and them - co-parenting)
Clothing: Yes. Band shirts, shorts, flip flops 24/7/365
How did you find this website? Psychologist referral
Job: Corporate Real Estate, currently unemployed
Plans for the future? Meet others like me, learn more about myself, and be the best dad to my girls.
Any comments?
auntblabby
Veteran
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 113,740
Location: the island of defective toy santas
Age: 61
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Sports, history, the beach/waterfront, travel, cigars, scotch
Why are you here? Discussion and education.
When were you diagnosed?: Age 60, one year ago.
Favorite subjects: n/a
Year/Grade: n/a. Graduated from graduate professional school.
Favorite music: Classic rock, orchestra, opera.
Books: History, non-fiction.
TV shows/Movies: Action, Westerns, Comedy.
Instrument: Violin (took it up early this year at suggestion of my psychologist)
Do you like sports? Yes. I own NFL season tickets and college football season tickets. I was a good athlete when young and played several sports including in high school and college.
Family: Wife, ex-wife, 2 daughters, 3 stepdaughters, 2 daughters in law, granddaughter; parents and five brothers are all still living and healthy.
Clothing: I dress neatly and age appropriately but I have no fashion sense.
How did you find this website? Google.
Job: Lawyer.
Plans for the future? Retire, community service and volunteerism, autism advocacy.
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Sports, history, the beach/waterfront, travel, cigars, scotch
Why are you here? Discussion and education.
When were you diagnosed?: Age 60, one year ago.
Favorite subjects: n/a
Year/Grade: n/a. Graduated from graduate professional school.
Favorite music: Classic rock, orchestra, opera.
Books: History, non-fiction.
TV shows/Movies: Action, Westerns, Comedy.
Instrument: Violin (took it up early this year at suggestion of my psychologist)
Do you like sports? Yes. I own NFL season tickets and college football season tickets. I was a good athlete when young and played several sports including in high school and college.
Family: Wife, ex-wife, 2 daughters, 3 stepdaughters, 2 daughters in law, granddaughter; parents and five brothers are all still living and healthy.
Clothing: I dress neatly and age appropriately but I have no fashion sense.
How did you find this website? Google.
Job: Lawyer.
Plans for the future? Retire, community service and volunteerism, autism advocacy.
Welcome to WP Rse92 hope you find your visits , to be very nice ones
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Diagnosed hfa
Loves velcro,
auntblabby
Veteran
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 113,740
Location: the island of defective toy santas
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Sports, history, the beach/waterfront, travel, cigars, scotch
Why are you here? Discussion and education.
When were you diagnosed?: Age 60, one year ago.
Favorite subjects: n/a
Year/Grade: n/a. Graduated from graduate professional school.
Favorite music: Classic rock, orchestra, opera.
Books: History, non-fiction.
TV shows/Movies: Action, Westerns, Comedy.
Instrument: Violin (took it up early this year at suggestion of my psychologist)
Do you like sports? Yes. I own NFL season tickets and college football season tickets. I was a good athlete when young and played several sports including in high school and college.
Family: Wife, ex-wife, 2 daughters, 3 stepdaughters, 2 daughters in law, granddaughter; parents and five brothers are all still living and healthy.
Clothing: I dress neatly and age appropriately but I have no fashion sense.
How did you find this website? Google.
Job: Lawyer.
Plans for the future? Retire, community service and volunteerism, autism advocacy.
welcome to WP you have a very useful thing going on there.
What is your first name? Daniel
Age: 28
Location: Kansas City (live in KS, work in MO)
Hobbies and Interests: Video Games, Writing Code, Tinkering with Electronics, Politics (when I'm in a good mood).
Why are you here? To seek community with other autistics
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): circa 7, 2000, Asperger's. Then again in 2020 with ASD (for the record as the previous diagnosis was lost)
Favorite subjects: Not in school, but anything to do with computer programming and algorithms
Year/Grade: N/A
Favorite music: Rock, Metal
Books: 12 rules for life, 12 more rules for life by Jordan Peterson
TV shows/Movies: The Expanse, Old Westerns
Instrument: Don't play music
Do you like sports? No, but I did flirt with football a long time ago
Family: Two sisters, Parents are divorced, but everyone is content with their lives
Clothing: Pants and a polo
How did you find this website? I think it was a simple Google Search
Job: NOC technician, The first point of contact when an entire neighborhood or town looses Internet connection
Plans for the future? Many, pay off debt, find some regular hangout friends, keep up with autism.
Any comments?
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Diagnosed with AS at 7 and again at 28
Taking it one day at a time
auntblabby
Veteran
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 113,740
Location: the island of defective toy santas
Age: 20
Location: New England, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Music, history, mythology, linguistics, powerlifting, hiking, camping
Why are you here? Because I think I probably have autism or Asperger's, though I have never been diagnosed.
Favorite music: Black metal, folk metal, folk music
Books: Tolkien, old epics and myths
TV shows/Movies: Nah
Instrument: Electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums
Do you like sports? I used to play ice hockey and I love lifting weights, but I do not watch sports.
Family: Divorced parents, oldest of 4 siblings
Clothing: Metal t-shirts and jeans
How did you find this website? Was looking for a place to get advice and have some questions answered.
Plans for the future? About to start training to become a firefighter and someday I want to live off the grid.
Any comments? Hi everyone, I am glad to have found a community where I can learn from people who are probably a bit like me.
I love Tolkien too
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"There once was a little molecule who dreamed of being part of the crest of a great wave..."
(From the story 'The Little Molecule' - Amazon Kindle, 2013)
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