And what jobs can you get?
I was thinking either Economics, Political Economics, Bus Ad., Graphic Design, and Media Studies.
Your thoughts?
Some moderate amount of aspergers is very common in high tech (computer science and related fields). I remember the first time I read an article about aspergers I thought “this describes half of the people that I work with”.
Mathematics and operations research are other majors that are appropriate for someone with some degree of aspergers. There are many different jobs that a person can get with a degree in math, although having some computer science knowledge would be helpful to complement a math degree.
Even in these fields expect to face challenges as you’ll likely have extrovert co-workers/supervisors who desire greater social interaction with you.
Engineering gets you jobs in engineering
I don’t think there’s any one set of jobs or majors that’s good for people with Asperger’s. That’s stereotyping people with Asperger’s. People on the spectrum have a wide range of interests, likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses and levels of functioning. I have a couple co-workers with Asperger’s syndrome, for example, who are not introverted. (Having an impairment in social interaction doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t want to interact, for example.)
Any of those majors could potentially be good for you. Are you interested in them? They can lead to any number of jobs.
Look at some of the information on Temple Grandin. She is a professor at Colorado State University, an author and a motivational speaker. She also is on the autism spectrum. She gave a speech at my office and was talking about this topic. She has a few books out and I would suggest looking at them.
I agree that you can’t really generalize, because everyone on the autism spectrum is different.
I have high functioning autism, which is very similar to Asperger’s. I’ve always been good with logic and puzzles, and somewhat prefer working on them to interacting with people, but I also have a side that loves being in the spotlight. For me personally, having ASD hasn’t really affected my major options or job opportunities. I’m a rising senior studying CS and math (with minors in music and dance), and I already have an offer to join the Department of Defense as a mathematician/computer specialist when I graduate in May. I’m interning there now, and there are a lot of people on the autism spectrum, especially in math.
I’m extremely introverted (not autisitic) and have done some research. I think you should study what you want, because like others have said, we’re individuals, then take this into account when choosing your workplace. https://www.salon.com/2016/05/30/the_unapologetic_introvert_i_had_to_leave_the_u_s_to_stop_pretending_to_be_an_extrovert/ This person temporarily moved to a different country to experience a workplace culture that values introverts. Working online with any major is also a choice.
OP is more than likely an introvert with Social Anxiety so very comfortable alone and very uncomfortable around people. So, jobs in which you focus on completing relatively solitary tasks. Computer programmer comes to mind, but even they are starting to have a daily scrum.