Aspie Worlds

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So it's known that aspies create their own worlds. Mine, for a very long time has been a world where all of my book characters are (I'm a writer). My family often told me (before they knew I had Asperger's) that I was way too old to have "imaginary friends" but if I tried to leave that world and do as they wanted, I would find myself back, like I couldn't quite cope without having this world. It wasn't like I wasn't doing everything else they asked, like socializing as much as I could until I started panicking or getting out of the house or whatever. So my question is: is it okay to have this world? Are the NT's being too misunderstanding? Or are they right? Is it something that I should try to grow out of? I mean personally I feel like it's the only place I can really be myself and not be pressured to be "normal" like the NT's. Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated!