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FalseVaccum89
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I just found out for sure today that I have Asperger's Syndrome, and I'm wondering how this should inform which career path I should take.
Here are the two paths I see in front of me:
I can either study to become a theoretical physicist (something that's been a dream of mine for a long time) and do research and teach in a university setting. I've been told by a number of people that I'm very good at teaching (at least on a qualitative level) physical concepts, and I love figuring out both how physical systems work and also the mechanics of the mathematics itself.
Or, I can do the more "practical" thing and become an engineer (say, an EE or aerospace). I am also good at diagnosing problems with electrical things and pretty darn good at coming up with new ways of doing things in that area, if I do say so myself.
What I want to know is whether there's someone or someones on PF who know how these two professions affect someone with a social disorder like mine and their thoughts.
To borrow a line I hear on NPR all the time: "I'll take this question off-air."
Thanks!
FV89
Here are the two paths I see in front of me:
I can either study to become a theoretical physicist (something that's been a dream of mine for a long time) and do research and teach in a university setting. I've been told by a number of people that I'm very good at teaching (at least on a qualitative level) physical concepts, and I love figuring out both how physical systems work and also the mechanics of the mathematics itself.
Or, I can do the more "practical" thing and become an engineer (say, an EE or aerospace). I am also good at diagnosing problems with electrical things and pretty darn good at coming up with new ways of doing things in that area, if I do say so myself.
What I want to know is whether there's someone or someones on PF who know how these two professions affect someone with a social disorder like mine and their thoughts.
To borrow a line I hear on NPR all the time: "I'll take this question off-air."
Thanks!
FV89