Why is ambition hard to talk about when having aspergers?

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My name Is Josh and I have aspergers(but now it's considered part of ASD according to DSM-V). I'm 20 and just graduated college from BS Psychology. My parents want me to have a masters degree(that I'm currently taking now), yet to be honest I rather go for a second course whether it would be AB Comunications or BS criminology. Yet even if I told them about my ambition about taking either of those courses, they still push me to do masters. It's kind of taking a toll on me as it is. They keep on implying it as a one way route and it feels as if what I think doesn't matter at all. They know it's taking a toll on me but they keep on making the same excuse saying that "It's for my own good". What I wonder is that they keep on saying it's for my own good and yet they choose to ignore the fact that I hate it. I don't understand, why are they so ignorant about the fact that I need a masters degree. Most of my mom's side is full of people in the medical field, businessmen and lawyers, Yet I don't even want to be in that shadow.

Now I'm researching most of the day doing something that i comepletely DON'T want and barely have time for my own personal life. I miss watching anime and playing video games like I used to. It's driving me at the edge, and yet they come up with the excuse saying 'we need to push you in order to work hard'. Well I'm working the best as i can and I'm really loosing it! Everyday now I feel half dead and they expect me to do this charade. Why can't they just leave me be to fill my own ambiton instead of making me fill into their expectations. I don't understand why it has to be like that. I just want my own life back.

Have you told your parents this?
If you can't, try writing it down.

I used to write speeches and practice them before I would take on a topic like this with my mother. She's gotten very good at letting me be the captain of my own ship now.

Your parents most likely do think they are "doing what is best" for you, because they may feel like they needed that in their academic/ 20's. Parents really do try and provide for their kids what they wanted/ or had in their parents. But if it really is upsetting you this much, they need to know.

I've always believed that there are times in our lives when we just need to take a deep breath and stand up for ourselves. If you don't want to do a masters, you need to tell your parents however you can. tayblast's suggestion of writing it down sounds like a really great idea, and even if you just write what you want to say down and then hand the page to your parents, then that's what you need to do.

I have no doubt that your parents think that they're helping you, and maybe they're simply ignoring or just blind to the fact that you are now old enough to make your own decisions. I remember when I reached my twenties, and my parents were really worried about how I would be able to take care of myself and support myself. In the last few years I've worked hard and proven to them that I'll be okay, and now I have a lot more control over my own life.

The first step is always the hardest part, but once you take that first step everything will hopefully become easier.

Thanks I'll try to consider that option. Thanks for the advice, I'm free for more sugestions to cope with this current problem.

As others have said, chances are that they do believe they have your best interests in mind.

I bet if you presented them with an alternate long term plan they might be more likely to support it vs. just a short term plan of telling them what you'd prefer to study. ie If you then had a long term grad school plan, or career path you intend to follow, then they might be more likely to support your path vs. dictate which path they believe you should be on. Otherwise they might view your plans as fulfilling momentary wants that won't advance you in life/career/finances etc. In addition to pointing out to them how your plan will achieve those things, I'd also definitely mention how your plan will do the most important thing that their plan won't.. which is that it will make you happy.

Look, I hopped off a university degree to study graphic design. Here I am sitting on my arse with no job and an income I can barely live of. Get that degree, suffer a bit now so you can have a nice life later.

I went to business school (my choice entirely!) & completed 130.5 credits of business/industrial engineering in 2 years, graduating when I was 19 years of age. 13 years later I take rich peoples' food to their tables and am happier doing it than crunching numbers at a desk. Further, it's a complete myth that a degree = job guarantee or security or high income. MANY people have tons of student loan debt and nothing (financially) to show for it.

To the contrary, I think THIS is far better advice: