Very recognizable. I was "gifted" as a beta student, math, science all 9s and 10s, yet languages, history 4's, 5s, and 6s. I had to do extra language work in summer not to fail classes and always had a block to do book reports and story writing. My mother covered for me and wrote my story assignments a couple times. So when I burned out during school and all my grades suffered it was just temporary and easily made back up on the non language related side.
In university it fell apart. My lack of organization and motivation was covered in high school by strict tasks, clear deadlines and good, strict teachers. The only things that went wrong there was when we had to do projects together. In university the structure was gone and I dropped out in the third year.
And thinking back at the awkward attempts to make a connection with girls still hurts. Without Everquest I would still be single and alone. (Met my wife while playing, first kiss at age 25) I still don't know how I managed to emigrate, but with the motivation of leaving my horrible life (lot of drinking and drugs at the time to cope) behind and being with the girl I fell in love with through chat made it happen. Nothing left to lose, everything to gain and I'm so happy I managed to make that transition. (But now never want to fly or move again! Done enough of that for multiple lifetimes)
Ah I always wondered:
"Not feeling homesick is a common experience for many autistic individuals, often driven by different ways of processing emotions, a preference for new routines, or the comfort of a "safe" space regardless of location."
I was fleeing my life / myself as much as running to my wife (fiancée at the time), my new safe space.
