Engineering as an Aspie

[Adder1234]

I'm going to university next year, hopefully to study mechatronic engineering. I definitely have the grades to do it, and I can work out the financial side of things, but do you think that I would do well at it? I've always had an interest in mechanics, physics and mathematics, so it was my first choice. I'm very high functioning, but I'm kind of concerned about dealing with moving from a tiny village in the country my my countries biggest city and how I'll cope with university life.

 

[xudo]

I think if it's something you're interested in, then you'll do well. As for moving away and coping with that, nobody can really say how you'll manage. All of us would cope (or not) differently with that and I suppose you'll only find that out when you do it. I'd say that if you really want to study and gain a degree in your chosen topic, then the drive to do that will probably help you to cope with the other associated changes.

 

[Judge]

I had to look up the term. Whew. It sounds like a curriculum as vast and complex if not more than forensic science! Best of luck. People I knew who were forensic science majors were seldom seen in the dorm. Except in the study hall.They didn't really have any "university life" socially speaking. Too busy with their major.

"Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field of science that includes a combination of mechanical engineering, electronics, computer engineering, telecommunications engineering, systems engineering and control engineering. As technology advances, the subfields of engineering multiply and adapt."

 

[Dadwith2Autisticsons]

I'm going to university next year, hopefully to study mechatronic engineering. I definitely have the grades to do it, and I can work out the financial side of things, but do you think that I would do well at it? I've always had an interest in mechanics, physics and mathematics, so it was my first choice. I'm very high functioning, but I'm kind of concerned about dealing with moving from a tiny village in the country my my countries biggest city and how I'll cope with university life.

I feel you could be great at it by what you said. There will be an adjustment, as there was for I going from a small town and living with my parents, and then going to college and later university being alone and learning step by step alone along the way, but I felt freer eventually after the initial stress. Maybe you could find a friend or two to help as well, if needed, even a professor, but for me I had to do things myself.

This is because I had a very severe social anxiety condition then, and avoidance of persons, but nevertheless, I managed to finish both a two-year college program and then transferring to a university and finishing the last two years there, by not putting pressure on myself to do more than I could. I went at my own pace, and focused on my efforts more than the results, and tried to just enjoy the material I was studying.

Good luck! I think you can do it!

 

[ZebraAutismo]

Go for it. Their will be some kind of support available to help you with the moving for example social workers.