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What is your first name? Chris

Age: 29 at time of posting

Location: England

Hobbies and Interests: Rapping (both battling and making tracks), beatboxing, videogames, reading.

Why are you here? Asperger Syndrome

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 2011 (age 27)

Favourite subjects: Music, films.

Favorite music: Mainly UK Hip-Hop and DnB/Jungle but I do like the odd few things from other genres (Dubstep/Classical/Rock/Grime to name but a few), I generally avoid the majority of mainstream music though.

Books: Both of Frankie Boyle's books, loads of Alistair Maclean books (The Guns of Navarone etc.), anything funny or interesting.

TV shows/Movies: I avoid TV as much as possible, I despise "Reality" TV shows (they're all staged and generally turn people into idiots), talent shows (belittles anyone with actual talent, they're all rigged as well) and soaps (bore the hell out of me, don't get get how people are so obsessed with them).. I like loads of different films, watch quite a lot of foreign stuff (especially foreign horror films), I love martial arts/action/Sci-fi films

Instrument: Me, one of my hobbies is beatboxing.

Do you like sports? Football (Soccer to our American brethren)

Family: Disowned most of them, only speak to a few family members from my mothers side.

Clothing: Casual, occasionally smart casual

How did you find this website? Stumbled across it whilst looking up rappers with Autism as it occasionally gets brought up in tracks/battles

Job: Construction/Demolitions as 90% of the time I can work on my own and at my own pace

Age: 19

Location: Fargo, ND

Hobbies and Interests: music and computer

Why are you here? I would like to gain some insight on how to deal with (and help others deal with) my diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome.

When were you diagnosed? Age 11, around 2006- 5th grade

Favorite music: Taylor Swift, TAYLOR SWIFT, and did I mention Taylor Swift?!

Books: none

TV shows/Movies: SpongeBob and Family Guy

Instrument: voice- I want to be a singer!

Do you like sports? I have played some wheelchair sports in the past- soccer, basketball, and sled hockey (I also have spina bifida)

Family: mom, dad, and a 15-year-old dog named Maddie. I also have a 6-year-old niece with autism and a 15-year-old cousin with an ASD.

How did you find this website? Read about it in an online article while researching Asperger's Syndrome

Job: None yet, I hope to start working soon!

Plans for the future? I hope to become a singer/songwriter

Any comments Thank you all for welcoming me to Wrong Planet, and I hope we can all learn about each other and the many challenges we all face every day.

What's your first name? Call me Hart

Age: 28 when posted

Location: Brisbane, Australia

Hobbies and Interests: Drawing, Film, Travel, Psychology, Writing, Self-Education

Why are you here? Self-diagnosed Aspergers

When were you diagnosed? Yet to be diagnosed

Favourite subjects: when I was still attending school, I enjoyed art, science, and language classes

Year/ Grade: graduated highschool 2002

Favourite music: generally listen to anything, but especially enjoy soundtrack music. It helps me think.

Favourite book: don't read much, but last books I enjoyed were The Hunger Games, though the 3rd book was a mission to finish.

TV/Movies: favourite TV shows include Dexter, The Last Airbender, Death Note, House, and The Simpsons (old school episodes). Favourite movies include Back to the Future, Inception, The Butterfly Effect, Limitless, I Am Legend, How to Train Your Dragon, Love Actually, and Easy A.

Instrument: I used to play piano as a kid. Would like to take it up again one day.

Do you like sports: love swimming, especially at a beach. Go to gym regularly.

Family: mother, and a younger sister.

Clothing: I like to dress comfortably, but know how to dress up when going out

How did you find out about this website? Google

Job: currently studying

Plans for the future? Hopefully get full time work. Would love to release a film/ book one day, travel some more, and eventually own my own house.

Any comments? Just glad there's somewhere I can go where I can feel normal amoungst a group of not-so-strangers

What is your first name? Kat

Age: 23

Location: United States

Hobbies and Interests: reading, researching, Cold War era American surveillance technology, hiking, geocaching, fun local activities with my daughter and husband (festivals, museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, etc.)

Why are you here? Because I have AS and wanted to talk to other people who do.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I am self-diagnosed.

Favorite subjects: Science, history, literature

Year/Grade: I graduated from college in 2011.

Favorite music: An ecclectic variety. I love classical voice like opera and choral music, I love 90's and early millenial rock, I love some latino dance music like reggaeton, and I like songs here and there. Honestly, I enjoy most music-- I hate techno and I don't like most rap.

Books: Far too many to list. I love fantasy, scifi, military history, historical fiction, general fiction, etc.

TV shows/Movies: Movies, too many to list. TV shows-- West Wing, Gilmore Girls, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Firefly, Amazing Race, Heartland, and a few others. I rarely watch TV regularly, though-- I watch shows very sporadically, so I generally just rent DVDs or Netflix, I don't watch them on cable or anything.

Instrument: Voice. I enjoy singing-- I'd like to join a local choir again.

Do you like sports? Hiking, kayaking, and rock climbing

Family: Husband and daughter; I also am close to my Mom and a few other folks in my family, though I speak to them sporadically

Clothing: Right now in winter: skinny jeans, a ruched v-neck half-sleeved shirt, and Toms, pretty much every day. Sometimes I wear a different comfy shirt instead, or I wear my brown leather boots, but I'm always in skinny jeans during the winter.

How did you find this website? By googling "Asperger's forum"

Job: I'm a stay-at-home mother. I used to work for a planetarium and also for an educational organization as a presenter in science outreach for children ages 4-17.

Plans for the future? I'm flexible because of my husband's career. My daughter and I will go wherever it takes us.

Any comments? Not particularly.

What is your first name?
You can call me Dan

Age: 19

Location: New York

Hobbies and Interests: anything outdoors I really like... hiking, biking, kayaking, sailing... driving around to different places (to see new stuff and just the actual driving I like, and doing drifts in the snow this time of year), reading stuff online, and just going and doing whatever with friends.

Why are you here? I had some curiosity about the ASD community... I've got a friend now and have had friends in the past on the spectrum and I think they're interesting people, and pretty cool people. I was diagnosed a few times but it's not looking like I'm on the spectrum so much anymore. Also I'm a psychology major looking to work in MH so just interest...

When were you diagnosed?: probably at about 3 or so.

Favorite subjects: Psychology (I always liked science, but I'm absolutely terrible at everything math related, still loved physics though)

Year/Grade: In College

Favorite music: I listen to pretty much everything except maybe country, but there's still exceptions there. 50 cent to Vaughan Williams to Daft Punk to Vampire Weekend to Tchaikovsky to Jay-Z... everything

Books: Anything about psychology

TV shows/Movies: I don't watch TV really, just watched Memento and loved that

Instrument: Voice and some piano

Do you like sports? Yes. Frisbee and Football I really like to play. I would've been a linebacker in high school because I like to tackle people, but I didn't really like the people on the team so I did cross country and track instead.

Clothing: I l ove to dress up nice and look good, and just generally I love shopping for clothes. My favorite thing to do is go to thriftshops and look through everything and find nice designer clothing and pay next to nothing for it.

How did you find this website?: oooooo........

Job: Well I'm a student but it looks like pretty soon I'll have a job working with kids with MH issues, pretty excited about that!

Plans for the future?: Get a job in psychology helping out people, find a pretty girl I'd like to live with, make money, maybe have kids of my own, and learn some things along the way

Any comments?

I don't like talking about myself can't actually say there is much to see but here goes nothing.
My name is Simon. Puss Puss is a long standing nick name.
I live in middle England and I am 56.
Diagnosed this year which explained a lot for my wife and I. Although friends said they knew all along, just didn't tell me. (Toads)
My reading matter tends to be either material on paleontology by such people as Stephen Jay Gould, history or dictionaries and I have lots of those which probably tells you everything you need or want to know about me. In fiction I tend towards Terry Pratchett.
Music- Classical especially Beethoven and Heavy Metal with Cat Stevens and folk thrown in to leaven the mix.
Hobbies- I like horse riding, growing vegetables and fruit, going round megalithic monuments and woods.
I don't have a TV nor do I want one.
My job is working with young people with severe and multiple special needs.

What is your first name?

Age: 25

Location: Netherlands

Hobbies and Interests: Languages (Japanese, English, Dutch, German), reading, education

Why are you here? To see if my suspicions might be correct

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

Favorite subjects: English, phonetics, languages

Year/Grade: Graduated from uni

Favorite music: Dubstep (Savant, Sirensceol, Ephixa), Christian (Casting Crowns, Adie) and lots of random other things

Books: Currently: Ruth Ozeki - A tale for the time being, G.K Chesterton - Orthodoxy, everything by C.S. Lewis except for Narnia.

TV shows/Movies: Downton Abbey, Star Trek Voyager, Dual Survival

Instrument: Harp, Ocarina

Do you like sports? I do bodyweight exercises and like watching people who watch sports (but don't care much about watching sports myself)

Family: Weird but I like them anyways

Clothing: I like skirts, still working on learning how to combine stuff, think I might never learn properly.

How did you find this website? I googled 'wanting to go home when already home' and I've been reading Aspergirls.

Job: Teacher

Plans for the future? If only I knew what I like and want... But probably just work and a family at some point (I'm married)

Any comments? I like questions

What is your first name?
Derek
Age:
21
Location:
NY
Hobbies and Interests:
Hockey, Hunting, Pool, Video game, movies (especially Tarantino and the Coen bro.s)
Why are you here?

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
ADHD-1998
Favorite subjects:
sciences in general, but particularly anything related to health or medicine.
Year/Grade:
going on 4th year of college
Favorite music:
Indie / alternative / classic rock.
Current favorites are modest mouse, the black keys, and the white stripes.
Books:
Song of Ice and Fire, anything related to politics
TV shows/Movies:
Dr. Who, Game of Thrones (although I prefer the books), anything by Quentin Tarantino / Stanley Kubrick / Martin Scorcese
Instrument:
I no longer play an instrument
Do you like sports?
I used to play hockey but I have asthma which flares up when skating. I like to run.
Family:
Mom, Dad, 2 sisters and a brother, none of whom I particularly like.
Clothing:
Those $7 shirts you see at Wal-Mart and blue jeans.
How did you find this website?
Came up numerous times on Google while self-diagnosing
Job:
I grow tomatoes.
Plans for the future?
Med school, if I can ever get myself to do my homework.
Any comments?
Possible brain damage from several concussions (1 severe) during adolescence.

What is your first name? Nicholas

Age: 18

Location: Los Angeles

Hobbies and Interests: Basketball, Going to the Zoo, Reading, Learning about History, Drawing doodles, Learning languages.

Why are you here?: For fun.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Age 3

Favorite subjects: History

Year/Grade: 12th

Favorite music: Electro/Techno Dubstep, Nightclub music. Not sure what it's called.

Books: World War 2 History, Halo: Contact Harvest, Modern World Studies textbook, Colorfully detailed books about the military and Animals (specifically Birds of Prey, Cats, Dogs, Bears, Whales and Dolphins, Crocodilians, and snakes).

TV shows/Movies: Movies -The Lion King, Saving Private Ryan, Spongebob Squarepants movie, All Jurassic Park films, Jaws.
TV Shows - Breaking Bad, Seinfeld, Family Feud, The Crocodile Hunter, Shark Tank.

Instrument: None.

Do you like sports?: Yes

Family: I live with my Mother and Brother. My dad lives elsewhere in an apartment. Parents are divorced. Mother is in her 50's, younger brother is 17.

Clothing: I like wearing Jackets/Hoodies, and putting on Beanies or regular hats. Jeans > Sweatpants.

How did you find this website? Through my mother.

Job: Used to work at a Dollar Tree.

Plans for the future? Go to College, work at a zoo or elsewhere, possibly travel/move to Oregon, Canada, or Australia.

What is your first name? Kevin

Age: 27

Location: GTA

Hobbies and Interests: Weather, Computers, Transportation

Why are you here?: For fun.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Self-Diagnosed at 17

Favorite subjects: Math, Physics

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: Essentially anything based solely on my current mood.

Books: Sci-Fi, History, True Crime

TV shows/Movies: Anything by Tarantino, with Jason Statham, or Comedies

Instrument: I dabble with the Clarinet

Do you like sports?: Hockey (Canadian after all) and anything with a motor.

Family: 1 Older Brother, 2 Younger Sisters all too close.

Clothing: Casual

How did you find this website? Through Blogs

Job: Own IT business, pay bills with Factory Line work.

Plans for the future?

What is your first name? Renee

Age: 35

Location: New Zealand

Hobbies and Interests: Internet, games (computer and iPad), cats & other pets/animals, scary movies, music, art & craft.

Why are you here? My daughter has mild-moderate autism/high functioning autism and I was diagnosed this year also with HFA.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): age 34

Favorite subjects: Art, music, shorthand (Teeline) and German, and Childcare

Year/Grade: Not at school anymore!

Favorite music: I love a lot of different music! My favourite songs right now are Avicii, Wake Me Up and Kansas, Carry On My Wayward Son. I tend to play music that relates to how I'm feeling/my mood. So if I'm having a bad day and I'm grumpy and hate the world I play things like Michael Jackson, They Don't Really Care About Us lol

Books: I don't really read these days because I have such poor focus/concentration I am constantly going back and re reading the same paragraphs over and over.... unless it's something I'm really interested in eg a Stephen King book.... I'll spend a whole day or however long it takes to finish reading it lol I can't put it down until I've finished... or until I fall asleep lol But I get carried away on the computer/iPad so much I don't have time for reading.

TV shows/Movies: Supernatural, American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, all the criminal stuff like CSI and SVU etc, The Vampire Diaries, Touch, Fringe (sadly finished ), Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, Pandoras Labyrinth, The Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Neverending Story, .... too many to name!

Instrument: My mum started teaching me piano but I just argued with her all the time so she quit lol, recorder, clarinet, self taught keyboard. I am obsessed with getting my own drum kit and learning to play drums. I've been obsessed with it for a few years now... just don't have the money or room for a drum kit Oh and I also want an ocarina! I LOVE ocarinas!

Do you like sports? I hate exercise and sport lol I used to do gymnastics and made it through all but two levels - gold and elite. I came second place in a comp once. I was never a sporty person though, but loved gymnastics for some reason.... I wish I had done figure skating lessons though. My one and only friend did and I was always jealous....

Family: Mum, dad, younger sister. Husband and two daughters. Youngest (7) has high functioning autism and 22q11.2 duplication. And is currently being assessed for ADHD.

Clothing: Baggy mostly black t shirts and jeans/black pants and sneakers.

How did you find this website? Comes up often when I search about autism in google ... decided to join up And I love the name Wrong Planet! lol

Job: Full time mum at the moment. I worked as a checkout operator and packer at the local supermarket for 7 years before leaving to have my first child in March 2004. I've been a full time mum since.

Plans for the future? Get the house sorted., get my drivers licence, try to be more social and make some friends in real life....

Any comments? My favourite color is yellow. And my favourite food is butter chicken or any other hot/spicy dish. I love hot food. My favourite drink is Coca Cola... I also have undiagnosed ADHD, OCD and I suffer from depression and social anxiety and general anxiety. I did some CBT this year but didn't really find it helpful. I guess after about 30 odd years of negative thinking it's really really hard to change the way you think.... :/

What is your first name?
Aleks (my online name)
Age:
15
Location:
England
Hobbies and Interests:
Writing, reading, photography, ideological politics, 9/11, learning Russian better, history, roller coasters
Why are you here?
Learning and communicating with people, I guess
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
aged 13
Favorite subjects:
English and History
Year/Grade:
Year 11 at school
Favorite music:
punk/rock/hardcore (and a combination of those)
my favourite bands are boysetsfire, enter shikari, rise against and sick of it all
Books:
most things related to politics & 9/11 as well as works by Marx and a few other philosophers
TV shows/Movies:
I'm not really into TV/movies but any documentaries on the subjects mentioned above
Instrument:
I play guitar
Do you like sports?
I do rock-climbing a lot
Family:
Mum and Dad, and some extended family
Clothing:
Band T shirts and the cheapest, plainest stuff i can find. practicality is key
How did you find this website?
by accident, i think
Job:
student
Plans for the future?
i'd like to be a politician, but a good one who actually cares about the people in my country

What is your first name?: Jason

Age: 30

Location: Currently north east Ohio, but I'm planning on moving to north west Pennsylvania, by the end of this year.

Hobbies and Interests: Chess, martial arts, and poli-sci mostly.

Why are you here?: To read posts, and post my own thoughts. Plus to interact with others, especially those who share the spectrum.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Just this year. I was officially diagnosed by a nurse practicioner as having a pervasive developmental disorder.

Favorite subjects:Of the core school subjects, I'd probably say that history was my favorite. Not counting high school electives, in which I'd say that poli-sci, and psychology were my favorites.

Year/Grade: I'm not in high school anymore, since I graduated in '02.

Favorite music:I have a number of favorite genres of music, but probably my top favorites would be Celtic pop, and/or folk.

Books: The Hunger Games, The Handmaidens Tale, Jennifer Government, The Chronicles of Narnia, Little Brother, Michael Vey, Icy Sparks, Nancy Drew, True Women, plus a bunch of numerous non-fiction books.

TV shows/Movies:V For Vendetta , The Motorcycle Diaries, Pan's Labyrinth , Mean Girls , Seven Samurai , Gangs of New York, Gettysburg , Gods and Generals, Dances With Wolves , The Great Debaters , The Journey of Natty Gann , A Bug's Life , Cars, The Believer, The Karate Kid.

Instrument: The fipple flutes

Do you like sports?: Depends upon what one considers a sport to be. I like to participate in both chess, and martial arts point fighting. And sometimes I might tune into various athletic team competitions, if I particularly feel an affinity for a particular team, such as Livorno Amaranto soccer. But otherwise I don't much care about sports, and who wins.

Family:In my immediate family, of which I reside, I have a mother, father, sister, and an 11 year old paternal first cousin/foster brother.

Clothing:Whatever is available, I'm not to picky when it comes to fashion.

How did you find this website?: With a search engine.

Job:So far I mostly just scavenge for stuff, such as aluminium, and complete surveys. But I am a certified private investigator too. I just haven't done much with it yet..

Plans for the future?: I plan on finding steady gainful employment, and then study to become a paralegal.

Any comments?: Not really.

What is your first name? I like to keep certain things private on the internet...

Age: 16

Location: Wales, UK

Hobbies and Interests: Drawing, reading, cats, horses (most animals to be honest), finding out why people are different, thinking.

Why are you here? I have no diagnosis and was too scared to talk to anyone about it. I think I have Asperger's.

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

Favorite subjects: Art, unfortunately we don't have philosophy in my school.

Year/Grade: Year 11 (age 15-16)

Favorite music: We the Kings, and other stuff.

Books: Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy!, Percy Jackson.

TV shows/Movies: Doctor Who

Instrument: Piano

Do you like sports? Depends if it's in school or not. I do horse riding outside school. Used to do Dodgeball in school until they cancelled the club. Does LARP count as a sport?

Family: Mum and Dad, and the cats and chickens

Clothing: Jeans, t-shirt, hoodie, trainers... (never skirts or dresses)

How did you find this website? I was searching how to tell my parents I want to get tested for Aspergers. I put off getting an account for ages, though.

Job: Still in school, but I help out in the school library.

Plans for the future? This is a tough one. The future scares me, and I don't know what I want to do with my life.

Any comments? I think this sort of thing is a great idea! i hope everyone had a good 25th of December (even if you don't celebrate Christmas) and New Year. No matter what Happened in 2013, I think 2014 will be great for all. (sorry, too cheesy I know)

What is your first name? Not now. Maybe later.

Age: 28

Location: UK

Hobbies and Interests: Computers, science, electronics, philosophy, cognitive science, beer brewing, roleplaying, fiction universes, travelling and world cultures

Why are you here? I found out one month ago I probably have AS. Waiting for a diagnostic. I find the company here both pleasant and highly enlightening.

Favorite subjects: Science in general, CS in particular.

Year/Grade: Graduated a while ago. As a matter of fact I have a PhD, but I won't develop in public for privacy reasons.

Favorite music: A bit of many things... Mostly old-style noisy hard rock and metal (anything from ACDC, Led Zep, Iron Maiden, the Guns, etc. and many smaller more obscure things), old prog/psychedelic rock, some darkwave (Dead can Dance especially), and pagan folk / celtic / trad inspired music (Faun, Omnia, etc.). I also like jazz (although I don't really know anything about artists etc.) and can enjoy contemporary/experimental music.

Books: Colourful fantasy with interesting universes and characters (Jack Vance, Scott Lynch, Robin Hobb, GRR Martin) and plenty of sci-fi, more on the hard science or close future anticipation side.

TV shows/Movies: Not many. Loved Game of Thrones but that's because I love the books.

Instrument: Guitar. Sometimes.

Do you like sports? Not really. The only kind of sports I can really commit myself to practice regularly is martial arts. I have been trying quite a few in the last few years but never got really involved in one. I hate team sports and anything with a ball.

Family: My parents, two siblings. Communication is sometimes difficult with them, both because of my and their issues. (None of them have an ASD I think but that don't automatically make them great communicators.) And of course my lover, with whom I hope I can create a family.

Clothing: Jeans, always. T-shirts when I'm at home, shirts when I go out.

How did you find this website? I had already vaguely heard of it. I just found it again when googling for ASD forums.

Job: Withheld for privacy. Sorry.

Plans for the future? Getting a diagnosis. Trying to remove inadequate coping strategies and build better ones, and get help/specialized therapy. Use this to fight my chronic social anxiety and be successful in my professional and family life.

Any comments? Thanks to everyone here for being here