Boredom and Asperger's Syndrome

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Sometimes I am. Boredom isn't exclusive to aspies, though.

My obsessions are difficult to avoid boredom, because my obsession is buses. I can't exactly stand on the corner of the street looking for buses all day - that is going a bit too far. And it's boring anyway. I can't draw buses either.
I'm not completely obsessed with buses anyway - they are just what I'm generally interested in.

If routine/tasks are imposed by others (educational settings/work etc.) then yes, I do become bored because the subjects are often slow paced, not challenging and doesen't go in depth (only scraping the surface). If however I'm left to my thoughts, I'm rarely bored though I still require alot of intellectual stimulation, but I usually find something to do even if there are no electronic devices, books/papers nearby. Obviously, what I find stimulating, may be boring to others - and what may be fun to others (drinking, socializing etc.) doesen't interest me at all. As a child I couldn't deal with the understimulation (intellectually) and overstimulation (emotionally and socially), so I acted out and in frustration which cought the attention of health professionals. I remember being cruel to my siblings, and doing pranks (with a friend) to pass time, as my parents were in a lower socio economic class and couldn't give the intellectual stimulation I needed.

I a lot of times feel like my mind wants to do the opposite of what I am actually doing. This causes me a lot of problems with boredom. I could be due to the fact that all activities have good and bad things about them. Also I know that this is due to my ADD.

What is even more strange is that when I make a choice in doing an activity, I rue over not doing the other activity.

if I work 40 hours theres always something to do in my free time because I don't have any.

I get bored extremely easy, but I almost never notices it since it doesn't take much to entertain me. I can always find something to do, you could put me in an almost empty jail cell and I'd come up with something. I used to think I couldn't get bored but I realize I do get bored very fast if I don't have the energy to entertain myself.

I recently realized that I don't think I've ever been bored. I am always thinking about something, even if I'm not occupied with anything specific.