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Hello, my name is Jeff and I haven't been diagnosed with Aspergers, but I am absolutely 100% positive I have it.

A little about me and my interests...

I am 26 years old. My dad says I still act like a teeneager, and maybe he's right, because frankly, its the only growing period I can currently understand or associate fully with. I have to plan for EVERYTHING. I have managed to surround myself with plenty of friends, and they do genuinely care about me, but Im definitely sure they dont understand a lot of why I do and say the things I do. It does make for a disconnected feeling and frankly I hate it. But you all know that stuff as well so Ill get to things I enjoy.

First off, anime. I love anime. I am part Chinese and I suppose my asian side is responsible for it, in a way, but I am pretty fascinated with asian cultures, and especially japan's. I love to fiddle with origami (my father says its childish but he has no idea how difficult it gets) and make really complex models, like Robert Lang's insects.
I am fascinated by weather. I have spent many hours researching tornadoes, hurricanes, strange phenomenon. Science and the unknown are highly interesting to me.
I love cars. I try to memorize every car Ive ever heard of, and especially exotic cars. I can name cars from countries that would boggle the mind. Its always been an interest.
I like to read certain books, such as Fahrenheit 451, John Grisham courtroom dramas, or Michael Crichtons novels like Sphere and Jurassic Park and Airframe.
I like Jpop music, classical, classic rock, modern 90s rock, and a small bit of metal. I have recently taken very high interest in football, because of the complexity and amazing design of the sport, and I am a hardcore Saints fan.
I also highly enjoy sketching and other forms of art. I have gotten pretty good at drawing cars and anime characters, to the point of designing my own stuff, and its been an ongoing hobby since I was in kindergarten at least.

I have so many interests, but the most frustrating thing I think, is that I honestly dont have ANY idea what to do with any of theis knowledge I have or if it is use in a career. M y peers seem to have everything figured out. they want to be engineers, doctors, architects, chemists...but me? I have NO idea. So I remain stuck in a sort of time warp wondering if I will ever get out.

Well I guess thats enough for now, so I'd justl ike to say, hi to everyone and I hope to maske some friends here. OH and dont worry about being honest with anything I say, because I have posted on many dozens of boards and it has given me rather thick skin online so to speak. I just would like to speak to people who finally see things on my own wavelength and dont stare at me strange when I speak my ideas.

Welcome JeffJ. And don't worry about the tough skin, I doubt you'll need it here.

yeah I think I will fit in well here. I tend to post a lot and it is usually lengthy in nature.
So many ideas, so little time to express them.

welcome! Thanks for replying to my post and while I don't have aim (yahoo messenger here), messages here are always good. Feel free to give me a message anytime!

Also, I just want to mention that I am actually fairly good at grammar usage and an excellent speller, but I type very sloppy and fast and sometimes dont proofread my comments, so it may come out a bit error-prone. I apologize for that.

Hi Jeff! Welcome to WP. I am relatively new here too, but I've found that it's good to see how many people will share the same experiences.

I'd take what your father says with a grain of salt. I think many people have interests or ways of acting that parents find to be "too immature" for one's age, but I think that it is only one perspective and "acting one's age" is a subjective opinion.

As far as not knowing what to do with one's interests for a career, I can definitely relate. For me, I found an industry that interested me and then explored things within the industry in which I could use my talents and interests. I didn't discover this until my very late 20s/early 30s. For example, if you like cars you could immerse yourself in something or a company having to do with the auto industry. The ability to collect data on cars may lead to working for a company Edmund's or something doing car reviews or research. Maybe design of cars could be a potential career.

It's not unusual for many people to take a long time to discover their "calling." You seem to have a lot of strengths and talents. With such a great variety of talent, there is most definitely something out there for you, maybe even something you've never considered but will discover with time.

Hello, and welcome to the Wrong Planet community, Jeff.

To WrongPlanet!! !