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Ok. So to make this short i am 18. I have been for about a month. I graduated high school at 16 and haven't done anything since regarding college. I graduated from home school and that is why i graduated early. I have absolutely no idea what i want for a career. I feel very lost and confused. I feel like i am getting little help and i don't know where to go to get advice. I have different views on things, and feel it is hard to talk about this subject to my parents because i feel it will only cause controversy and arguing.

I decided that i should go about finding an apprenticeship in a field i like, as opposed to a college route. Unfortunately the fields that offer apprenticeships (after much searching), are mainly just things like plumbing, masonry metal work etc. Nothing I'm interested in. I don't feel like i would be able to pay for college. My parents are in a monetary state where we can live happily and healthy, but not enough to pay for college.

I just moved and i would have to pay out of state fees, as well i am an awful test taker. I wanted to say i made a 22 on my act. I have always been a bad test taker so i feel i couldn't make the grades on tests in order to get any decent scholarships.

I was diagnosed with aspergers when i was 17. I have been feeling bad and a bit depressed because all of the sudden i am an adult (though still living with parents) and i have no direction in life whatsoever. I have been clinging and trying to find one. The problem is i have many interests.

I wanted to know if any of you could offer any advice or where to get help. I considered going to a psychiatrist of some sort who specializes in autism. In doing this, I would hope he/she could help me direct myself in a direction so i would at least know what i want.

I just don't know what to do... At all. I feel completely clueless. I don't feel dumb by any means, and i feel like i have a lot of potential. I just have never been in a situation that could help me. I am generally creative and have been regarded or told by others (e.g. teachers among other individuals) that i am creative and intelligent, though these could be merely inspiring words. I just have know idea what to do, i thought i would post something here on the off chance any person reading this could help.

What field are you interested in?

I am unsure. I find interests in many fields. I like to write when i was young, recently i have been looking at prop design and 2d animation. And i have loved music for years now. I think i am very capable in science as I have always been particularly good in it. As well within recent years I have began to like math, though i am not good at it, i have begun to like it.

So having so many interests (that was merely a few) I find it hard to narrow down only one. Or find a way to fuel all of these into anything useful that could keep me alive.

In almost any field I find it hard to know where to go, as well I am unsure if i will like any of them. Im horribly afraid that with anything, I will end up drastically not liking it because it was different than i conceived it to be.