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What is your first name? Bob

Age: 55

Location: North Western England

Hobbies and Interests: how long have you got? Reading, photography, remote controlled aircraft, 3D printing, my classic LandRover.......

Why are you here? The eternal search for myself

When were you diagnosed?: officially never but I have very strong suspicions

Favorite subjects: computing, technical drawing

Year/Grade: long past grades.

Favorite music: I'm learning - I grew up believing I didn't like music and now I'm making up for lost time.

Books: anything sci-fi or fantasy. Especially Charles Stross, Ben Aaronovitch, Ian M Banks etc

TV shows/Movies:

Instrument:

Do you like sports? No

Family:

Clothing: hippy viking

How did you find this website? An AI recommended it

Job: currently a retired househusband

Plans for the future? To be happy

Any comments?

What is your first name? Colleen

Age: 69

Location: Ontario, Canada

Hobbies and Interests: Art, music, luthierie (made a violin), songwriting, recording/production, control line model airplanes, brewing, winemaking

Why are you here? I just found out I’m likely autistic, and want to know more.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): no official diagnosis

Favorite subjects: music, art, science, politics, filmmaking, etc.

Year/Grade: Certificate in adult education

Favorite music: classic rock, folk, pop, jazz

Books: Vonnegut, Heinlein, Roth

TV shows/Movies: Action/adventure

Instrument: guitar, bass, keyboards, accordion, mandolin, ukulele

Do you like sports? Not really.

Family: divorced, 3 kids, 2 grandkids

Clothing: casual

How did you find this website? Web search

Job: retired

Plans for the future? Make music, art, instruments

Any comments?

What is your first name? Alex

Age: 32

Location: East Coast, New England

Hobbies and Interests: “Physical sciences”, probability, game theory.

Why are you here? Since quitting buprenorphine (sublocade), I randomly tried 12-step groups even though I used to hate them and never went because I was in withdrawal at that point for 3 months straight, and didn't know what to really do. I'm even in professional outpatient programs after avoiding them for years, and got a case manager. (the recovery industry can be f****d up, especially for women.) Funnily enough, the recovery world is saturated by neurodivergence. I figure I can maybe share what I learned in these groups, that I'm guessing the majority of people here haven't seen, and it's helpful because I'm constantly around Neurodivergent people there, and I've learned the patterns.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Probably around 3 years old, had very noticeable physical symptoms like low muscle tone, couldn't speak well, ect. I still remember the physical therapy before I moved to my new house at four. My memory is of this rather empty warehouse looking place, that was styled similar to a discovery zone, with large mats, colorful designs on the wall (I remember the most a few large triangles on a yellowish wall) but it lacked crowds.

Favorite subjects: idk, I usually do not do the best in school, it's a very uncomfortable place for me, maybe I'll develop one when I go back.

Year/Grade: Some college… but I plan to go back... didn't get a good chance when I was 20, I was an opioid addict then, and it was chaotic. My parents I think enrolled me, I was on probation for heroin possession charges, and maybe they thought it would look good. Probation eventually dropped it, after I kept passing tests... but I was cheating them the whole time after previously being detained twice in jail for failing tests... which was a nightmare since it was more than a month of time, and they didn't give methadone, or Suboxone to inmates back then, so I had to do it cold. It was my only real brush with the legal system, I have a clean record since that was dropped.

Favorite music: Electronic, techno, psytrance, jam bands, old school rap.

Books: Greg Egan is fire. I had an amateur attempt at writing a book, which dealt with my views of survivalism, tied in with my views of the Social Darwinist nature of the human world, comparing it to the jungle of nature. I gotta finish it.

TV shows/Movies: Training day, Sopranos, the Wire. Definitely more too, depends on my mood.

Instrument: I can play keyboard a bit, I even have one, but I've been slacking practicing. Maybe I subconsciously see music the same way as in professional sports, a few make money, but most of them starve?

Do you like sports? I kinda like playing sports, especially with friends, pickleball is fun. Professional sports are pretty boring to me in general to watch, but I do see money in it. Idiots will gamble big on their favorite team, and I can see a profession being a bookie, reading the statistics, and exploiting it.

Family: 2 siblings, and my parents, who stayed together all this time.

Clothing: Usually whatever I can find. I remember driving two girls to New Bedford for something, and we randomly saw a church outreach giving away things, like clothes, hygiene essentials, food ect. Me and the other girl got redskins sweaters, mine's black, hers is red. My favorite clothes are psychedelic though, like tie-dye, I have a few Alex Grey shirts.

How did you find this website? I knew about from years ago, but I usually stay away from any forums.

Job: Not employed currently

Plans for the future? A normal enough life, I feel like I never had one. I've been on substances heavily since I was around 16 years old, only got off buprenorphine last September 2024, was on high dose Suboxone for a decade.

Any comments?

What is your first name? Richard

Age: 72

Location: North Alabama

Hobbies and Interests: Woodcarving , writing , art , academic research , music, reading.

Why are you here? To text with other neurodivergent individuals.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): no , self diagnosed Asperger’s Syndrome.

Favorite subjects: psychology , mathematical physics , music.

Year/Grade: PhD, EdD studies

Favorite music: TV and Movie Themes - favorite composer Bear McCreary, and Dare Devil (2003 ) Graeme Revell.

Books: A number of engineering texts like Alex Slocum’s Precision Machine Design, Craig Alason’s Expeditionary Force 18 book Series, Dennis E. Taylor’s Bobiverse series, and more.

TV shows/Movies: Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate , the Expanse, the Walking Dead, the X Files, Jeremiah, V, Faceoff special effects contests, Firefly, Vikings.

Instrument: Guitar, violin, trumpet, French horn, bFlat baritone horn.

Do you like sports? Martial Arts- Taekwando, Shotokan, Kobudo - tonfa, Bo staf, nunchucka, handbo, kubotan..

Family: my Yorkie and Shih Tsu.

Clothing: comfortable

How did you find this website? ChatGPT recommendation

Job: retired Aerospace Engineer

Plans for the future? Considering more schooling and finding employment where I can work from home.

Any comments?

Hello every martians, venusians, and other andromedeans of all sorts

What is your first name? Pierre

Age: 64

Location: Normandy - France

Hobbies and Interests: Astronomy (cosmology), Mathematics, Physics, music, cabinet-making and DIY in general, birds, trees, cats, and so many others. Fascination for the beauty in general.

Why are you here? Hum, discovering my autism just now, after an Autistic burnout, and having several conditions (on spectrum, HIP, gay, gender dysphoria, ...), I would like to better understand which "weird things" in my life originate from which particular condition (or maybe they just indistinctly originate from the complete combo ?). Try also to better understand why it took 64 years to get in the first autistic burnout, which by the way is an "experience" I would recommend to nobody.

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

Favorite subjects: on this forum : after an entire life of questioning who am i and seeing only fog inside, trying now to better understand with this new key, and possibly find people as weird as I am, to share more on all these questionings.

Year/Grade: PhD, Director of Research

Favorite music: calm music (of any kind)

Books: essays only

TV shows/Movies: no TV, no Movie, no Theater - too agitated and/or too verbose (I like silence so much)

Instrument: organ

Do you like sports? no, but I practice jogging, swimming more or less regularly

Family: separated, father of 2

Clothing: normal, trying to be reasonably elegant for the respect of others's eyes.

How did you find this website? an autistic friend told me: "gosh, there is a forum with exactly this name" when I said him that from the beginning of my life, I was totally sure to have been thrown on the wrong planet...

Job: retired (researcher in applied mathematics - numerical analysis)

Plans for the future? After a reasonable amount of achievements, finishing my life in the coolest way as possible, especially knowing my "new" condition, which I think makes possible some appeasement, finally.

Any comments? Hope I will find people seeing the world as I do, if possible.

What is your first name?: Darius

Age: 29

Location: Madrid, Spain

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy playing on my PS5 Pro. My favorite games are: Ace Combat 7, Doom: The Dark Ages, UFC 5 and Star Wars: Battlefront II

Why are you here?: I often feel lonely and I am afraid that this will get worse as I age. It seems harder and harder to break out of.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): February 2025. I was diagnosed with Asperger's

Favorite subjects: Computer science. History. Politics. Physics.

Year/Grade: I graduated from high school in 2014, university in 2018.

Favorite music: I love downtempo (Massive Attack, Bonobo, Morcheeba) and big beat (Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, Swedish House Mafia, Prodigy). 90 % of them are British bands

Books: The Darth Bane Trilogy by Drew Karpyshyn (Star Wars Legend)

TV shows/Movies: Banshee

Instrument:

Do you like sports?: I love practicing sports, not watching them. I do weight lifting, cardio (tradmill, stairs, spinning, running on a belt), yoga, hiking, and snow sports (ski & snowboard) when I can afford them.

Family: I have parents and a sibling. I haven't started my own family.

Clothing: For my job, I like dressing sharply. For my social life, I enjoy wearing colourful clothes - especially shirts - with intricate patterns.

How did you find this website?: I found this website on Google. I felt lucky that there was a website that catered specifically to Asperger's

Job: Administrative assistant at an Embassy.

Plans for the future?: I would like to transition into a role in management with more responsibilities.

Any comments?

What is your first name? Robin

Age: Eternal. (I will be in my 20s until 2032.)

Location: East Coast, USA.

Hobbies and Interests: Anthropomorphism, Gothicism, the paranormal, history, the GI Tract & Ingestion Process, fine art, mid-20th society & fashion, sexology, psychology, philosophy, biology, biotechnology, astronomy, theropods, furries.
Hobbies: Drawing, Creative Writing, Reading, Watching Educational Videos & Vintage Footage, Playing Various Word & Puzzle Games, Playing Casual PC Multiplayer Games, Visual Art, History, and Film Analysis, Role-Playing.

Why are you here? To discuss issues related to my diagnosis and to socialize in a like-minded forum where I may speak as myself with my fullest vocabulary and quirks, unlike in today's social media landscape.

When were you diagnosed?: Bipolar - 2009. Autism - 2011. ADHD - 2010.

Favorite subjects: Art, Science, and History.

Year/Grade: N/A.

Favorite music: Jazz (neophyte), swing (neophyte), electro-swing (casual), gothic rock (somewhat seasoned; please recommend more artists!), hard-rock, 80s rock & pop (seasoned), heavy metal (neophyte), classical (neophyte).

Books: Harrison Bergeron, Child-Times: A Three-Generation Memoir, Uncle Scrooge comics.

TV shows/Movies: Beetlejuice, Idiocracy, Hellboy II, The Shape of Water, The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, Scott Pilgrim, The Addams Family & Addams Family Values, Labyrinth, Everything is Illuminated, Benjamin Button (2008), Radio Days, Heathers, Asteroid City, The Fifth Element, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Popeye.

Instrument: I don't play music, but I suppose my favorite instrument would be the flute.

Do you like sports? Not necessary. I believe most sports are hebetative to watch, even if they are amusing to partake in. Personally, if I were to attempt any sport, it'd be baseball simply because it appears to be the easiest and safest of the national sports. When I was a child, I also played soccer, and that would be my second option.

Family: 2 older brothers, 1 mum, 6 grandparents (4 biological, 2 "step"), 1 estranged father.

Clothing: Thermal sweaters, cardigans, vests, dress pants (or comfortable pants that resemble those), socks, occasionally jackets or trench coats, loafers, slippers, or combat boots. All in black, of course.

How did you find this website? Google.

Job: Freelance illustrator.

Plans for the future? Move into a new house, purchase a new car, craft a full-head mask of my fursona (with a wig attached), begin creating comics, teach myself illustration, and modify my phenotypic form.

Any comments? It's lovely to be here.

What is your first name? Jennifer

Age: 27

Location: USA

Hobbies and Interests: I like fanfiction I also like drawing I like singing and making videos

Why are you here? I am here originally because I wanted to listen to others voices and I believe by joined to talk about the character Derpy hooves in My Little Pony now, I do it to try to share my voice and add to the pool

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Diagnosed epilepsy when I was about a year old cerebral palsy 2010 even though I didn't know it more recent autism many times but most notably in 2012 IDD was something I know I had earlier, but wasn't officially marked until 2018

I also have symptoms of CPTSD, although I never exactly looked into that officially

Favorite subjects: English history and a time I really liked civics in my high school

Year/Grade: n/a

Favorite music: I like musicals, particularly Hamilton I used to like Annie a lot

Books: the outsiders the book thief speak counting by sevens out of my mind is the one I can think of on the top of my head

TV shows/Movies: again, the outsiders, South Park, My Little Pony friendship is magic kind of Harry Potter

Instrument: I never really played an instrument, but I like the piano and the guitar
Do you like sports? It's OK I like basketball and swimming.

Family: long story short, my family is small extended Family is bigger.

Clothing: I like soft clothes and sweatpants

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

Job: I'm on one-to-one pair paraprofessional at a school for people with autism

Plans for the future? I plan to continue to write and advocate.

Any comments? This is the most like completely from the first thing I'm thinking from the top of my head but pretty accurate nonetheless.

What is your first name? Hi, I’m Ellis!

Age: 20

Location: Midwestern U.S.

Hobbies and Interests: Drawing, playing video games (especially Splatoon and Pokémon), and listening to podcasts/video essays!

Why are you here? Looking for friends and folks with common ground, I suppose.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Not “officially” diagnosed due to financial and safety-related factors, but heavily suspected to have AuDHD.

Favorite subjects: Art and medical science are my favorites!

Year/Grade: Undergraduate college student, likely to be a super senior

Favorite music: Just about anything that’s not country or jazz.

Books: The Hate U Give, Red White & Royal Blue, Dear Evan Hansen

TV shows/Movies: I Saw The TV Glow (2024), The Wild Robot (2024), The Harder They Fall (2021), Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023), Hamilton (2020)

Instrument: Used to play clarinet and violin, but I’d like to learn guitar.

Do you like sports?: Not particularly, no.

Family: Closest with my sibling, trying to avoid contact with my overbearing parents.

Clothing: As much as I love bright colors, I’m deathly afraid of being perceived and judged so I stick to dark, bland outfits.

How I found this website: Feeling horribly nervous/insecure about an upcoming job fair I’m being forced to attend; googled “job fair anxiety with autism” and found an old thread on this site, which made me realize that I’m not the only neurodivergent person that feels like they’re from another planet.

Job: Currently unemployed, a full-time student.

Future plans: No clue, honestly. Too anxious to go out and get a real job, but I can’t keep leeching off my parents forever. I should probably start working on myself more lmao

Any comments? Just happy to be here! I hope everyone has a great day/week. Stay safe out there!

What is your first name? - Sammy

Age: 15

Location: England/UK

Hobbies and Interests: Art, gaming, reading, taxidermy, fashion, fursuiting n quadrobics

Why are you here?: Not quite sure. Just a place to dump my rants into the void xP

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): diagnosed w/ anxiety recently(nd progressively worsening ocd since around 2020), i've been caught in a difficult situation for getting an autism/adhd diagnosis, which is out of my control and is sorta due to of my guardian + her sister, and of course the cost of private healthcare.. >_>

Favorite subjects: English, German, Business

Year/Grade: Moving into Year 11 >_>

Favorite music: mainly rock/emo bands, but i've been getting into eurodance + rave music alot more!

Books: WARRIOR CATS ! !! !! (and wings of fire, and varjak paw.)

TV shows/Movies: MLP, Saiki K, Beyblade burst, anime/cartoons mainly xP

Instrument: I used to play Ukulele, Viola + Piano/Keyboard, but not really anymore

Do you like sports? absolutely not XD

Family: just live with 2 people, not the right ones though

Clothing: Just another scene/emo kid lmao. I usually wear dark clothes with some colour mixed in

How did you find this website? Preeeettyy sure I was searching up something on google + found this forum from there. Don't remember though really

Job: not yett

Plans for the future? not exactly keen on thinking about it xD

Any comments? dsjsska idk lol

What is your first name?
Brandon

Age:
48

Location:
Ohio

Hobbies and Interests:
Video games, poetry writing, history, philosophy, technology, astronomy, movies/TV

Why are you here?
I'm on a self-discovery journey to understand my lifelong struggles. I've been doing a lot of reading and research and am looking for a community of people who share similar experiences. I suspect AuDHD, OCD among others.

When were you diagnosed?
Not officially yet, but I have an appointment on Friday to start that process.

Favorite subjects:
Astronomy, Philosophy and History

Year/Grade:
Graduated high school in 1996. Some college.

Favorite music:
A lot

Books:
Also a lot

TV shows/Movies:
Star Trek, Star Wars, Sci-Fi. Too much to list.

Instrument:
None

Do you like sports?
Yes, I played football and baseball when younger. I like watching baseball and hockey.

Family:
Married with 2 dogs.

Clothing:
Yes, I am wearing clothing currently.

How did you find this website?
I asked Gemini to find me autistic community sites that I could connect and engage with.

Job:
Information Technology

Plans for the future?
I'm hoping to get a formal diagnosis, which I believe will help me to repair my relationships and find a new sense of purpose in my life.

Any comments?
I am looking forward to connecting with others in the community.

What is your first name? Prefer not to say

Age: 35

Location: England

Hobbies and Interests: Writing and colouring

Why are you here? I love interacting with people

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 8 or 9 years old

Favorite subjects: Gossip

Year/Grade: I'm not at school

Favorite music: Country

Books: Cathy Glass

TV shows/Movies: Room, Boyhood, Ethel & Ernest, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Instrument: Piano

Do you like sports? No

Family: Lots of family

Clothing: Hoodies and shorts

How did you find this website? Can't remember

Job: Bus cleaner

Plans for the future? To retire

Hello, everyone! I hope to meet some wonderful people!

What is your first name: Brienne

Age: 36

Location: Florida, USA

Hobbies & Interests: Too many to name. Dinosaurs and paleontology, birds and birdwatching, collecting quarters, playing video games, doing logic puzzles and riddles, trivia games, interior design, writing fiction and movie reviews, lucid dreaming, working out, my Christian faith

Why are you here: To talk to people and hear others' experiences, to engage in discussions on my favorite topics, and to share with others in a way that might offer some solace.

When were you diagnosed: ASD diagnosis February this year, 2025.

Favorite Subjects: I graduated from University in 2010 with a Bachelor's in English Lit with a Minor in Communications. So, English and Media are my favorites. I also took electives in History, Business, and Religion.

Year/Grade: See Above.

Favorite Music: 70s glam and punk rock as well as disco, 80s cheesey pop ballads and new wave as well as hair metal, 90s alternate rock/metal and pop princesses, 00s dance and pop as well as emo and more metal, any "one hit wonder" ever released

Favorite Books: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Jane Eyre, Little House in the Big Woods, Pilgrim's Progress, Beowulf, The Odyssey, The Metamorphasis, anything written by Philip K. Dick or Stephen King, anything written by Chuck Palanhiuk or Hunter S. Thompson, the Amelia Bedelia series, the Boxcar Children series, the Narnia series

TV Shows/Movies: Too many to name, but my favorite TV show is Lost and my favorite movie is The Matrix.

Instruments: Used to play drums when I was younger, looking to get back into it. I can play by ear.

Do you like sports: Only if, as pro wrestler Big E. put it, there are "big sweaty men slapping meat." So basically just gridiron football, MMA, and pro wrestling!

Family: I live with my parents, two of my younger brothers, a dog, and two cats.

Clothing: This is a tough one. I'm mid-gender transition and in the middle of a weight loss journey. So all my old clothes don't fit me anymore and I haven't gotten to get a new wardrobe yet. All my old "guy" clothes are mostly jeans and graphic tees.

How did you find this website: On an online list of autism resources.

Job: I'm unemployed right now, but currently working on getting a data-related job as work-from-home. My jobs in the past have all been retail-focused on selling particular products I like- usually electronics or food. But those jobs are too stressful and I never kept one for more than a couple years. Such is the case when you have undiagnosed autism and think you must just suck at everything.

Plans for the future: Find a partner to love and cherish, and either going back to school to get a Master's in Linguistics to enter the education field, or re-learning the drums to enter the music field.

Any comments: I miss forums like these. Not a lot of old-school style forums anymore.

What's your name? I'd rather not say.

Age: I'd rather not say.

Location: Italy, but I could change.

Hobbies and interests: I used to have many.I created anything.
Practically everything: I no longer have a specific interest.

Why are you here? To understand from your; to learn.

When were you diagnosed with the disease? (Skip if you don't have a disorder): It's not a disease, but a condition i were born with.
Actually, as an adult.
But I realized at 4 years old that I was different, and had a lot of deficits.
Others saw my qualities.

Favorite subjects: Psychology.

Year/grade: I don't go to school: for now, we'll see.

Favorite music: All genres except opera. I'd say I like everything: if it's valid for me.

I have uncommon characteristics.

Books: Peter Pan. The first one I read at 4 years old.

TV Shows/Movies: I haven't watched TV in 10 years now.
Lots of US, UK, and Japanese series.
I liked Art Attack.

Instrument: I like bass and electric guitar.

Do you like sports? Yes.

Family: The ones I have left.
My parents were very old when I was born.

Clothing: Casual, but also elegant. If I may: sporty.

How did you find this website? It's the site from which our website is based.
Easy.

Work: I'm good at managing other people's work.


Projects for the future? Staying alive: in every sense.

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