glider18's Wonderful World of Autism

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Isn't writing fun? Good for you for writing a novel too. I would love to read it when it comes out. I am self publishing and I just submitted it, it needs to be edited big time, but I am hoping it will be out by early next year at the latest.

Thank you Lionesss, I will be anxious to read it.

Writing is a lot of fun. I have tried to incorporate as many of my interests into it as I can. But you have gotten further along than I have.

Perhaps you can offer me some encouragement and tips along the way. I have a tendency to write a while, then set it away for awhile. If only I could write a page a day, but it's not that easy for me.

You mention the editing. I guess that's what the editing department is all about. You see, I am not too "publishing smart" here. I seem to stymie myself by trying to correct sections of the novel before moving on to the next story element---then I get frustrated. But the desire to complete this novel is intense in me---and fun.

My thanks to you is in that you have accomplished something (completing a book) that I am trying to do. And I therefore see you as role model in the area of writing. I hope your book sells well .

Thank you glider. You can message me privately if you would like to tell me more about your book (unless you are comfortable with talking about it in public.. I know I tend to not be overly open about my book before its copyrighted other than saying it has to do with past lives and stuff) I decided to use a company called iUniverse as I heard nothing but good things about them, and they have their own editing dpt.. all the better. They can be pricey, but it will get done quickly. I am aware of another publisher that I think would accept anyone's work unsolicited. But thank you for all you said. I would be more than glad to help in anyway. Send me a message at anytime. I actually had not been here for a while because I was so busy getting my book done. But I am here more often. I am actually currently taking notes for another that I am creating

Yes Lionesss...thank you. I will need support with this. And thank you for the publishers. I would think it better to talk about the novel in PM---because this stage in the writing process is a more private matter. I am going to try to work on the novel some this evening. You have inspired me to push ahead on it.

Thank you so much glider for saying that. I can't express to you enough how heartwarming that is. Definitely PM me, I will do what I can to help! And I will keep you updated with my editing process too. I know you will do very well Unfortunately for now I have to run but I will be back later!

Hi Ana. Like you, it is a benefit for me to be aloof in avoiding the messes others get into. Thinking back on this, I recall so many times hearing people discuss problems they were having at work, etc. due to "hurt feelings" etc. caused by social interaction. Because of my awkwardness with socializing, I tend to stay away from it too---therefore avoiding potential problems. I think it is a very normal thing in us with autism to "not get people."

Isn't it interesting how an otherwise challenging aspect of this difference called autism can be made into a positive? This is exactly my goal for us---even with our challenges in life---we can find something good in it. Thank you for your post.

Oh, please let me know when it is out! I would love to read it. You should start a thread when it is ready. I´ve also been thinking of writing a book...long story...and I have to go now....but I might also ask you for advice sometime.

Thanks Morgana! Hopefully later this year or very early next year it will be out! I will definitely keep everyone in the loop. But if you need anything please do not hesitate to ask! I am here

I am so happy that so many of you have found the joy that autism can bring into our lives. I understand how the challenges of autism affect us---I definitely experience that every day. But yet, there is good if we look for it. I have assembled a list of those of you that have said you have found positive things in your autism that have been more of less wonderful in your life. Beside some of your names I have written a note because it sounded like you weren't for sure of this gift in your life---but yet you sounded like there was a possibility that it was there---or others felt like it was a gift. For Ana, thank you for allowing us to see a positive in our social aloofness. Some commented about things like enjoying a video for example, but yet didn't specifically say if they saw autism as a gift in their life or not---so I didn't list those names. If you are not on the list but see the positives, let me know and I will add your name. I did this out of curiousity as to how many of you see wonderful things in autism. And I will admit, as I have shown on posts I have made to The Haven, that there are challenges too that I have needed help with. I have received professional therapy for issues in my life. But my philosophy is that we should try to focus on the good to help us deal with those challenges.

I hope many more of you post to this thread about your gifts/talents/joys/wonders/etc. So here is the list so far:

Glider18
Garyww
SpongeBobRocksMao
Millie
Pensieve
DeLoreanDude
GeomAsp
BobTheMartian
Inventor
Sunshower
Outlier
Poopylungstuffing
Morgana
Fiddlerpianist
WaterWater
AnAutisticMind
Starr
Scorpileo
ProfessorX
Danielismyname (your poetry is a gift whether you think so or not)
CanyonWind
Sora (I think you have described autistic gifts in your life whether you realize it or not)
Itsallrosie
Gaya
Dustintorch
Ghfreak13579
TheDoctor82
Lionesss
ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo (in finding something positive about social aloofness)

glider, I have always felt bad about my differences.. I am beginning to see there is a positive side to them. Thank you so much for starting this thread and helping everyone here realize that there are positives to having "differences"

Just remember this--those PSAs we saw as a kid about being different; they were true. Most humans don't follow them, cause they don't truly believe what they're saying, but they are true. I don't want to be exactly like everyone else...I don't want to be anything like everybody else; I gotta be me.

You are welcome Lionesss---I am glad I started this thread too. I saw it as a possible way for us to benefit from each other's positive outlook amid the challenges.

Thank you TheDoctor82---I am glad that you state that you have to be yourself, is extemely important for us to be ourselves. That seems like a crucial factor in our happiness.

Yes, indeed. I think that's why it's frustrating for us to see so many here adopt a negative attitude. It's so easy to slide down that slope, especially in the face of adversity. I'll be honest; I can't imagine how difficult of a time some people have. I am also fully aware that my opinions may come off sounding trite and irrelevant to others. However, it seems to me that a positive attitude is the only real path to happiness. If we have a pervasive negative attitude, we fulfill our own prophecies.

Fiddlerpianist, whilst i agree with you about maintaining a positive attitude, i think one has to remember that many here have had the most appalling lives and experiences, have been perpetually misunderstood, bullied and ostracised.... Others are homeless or facing homelessness. Many here know my experiences of homelessness, addiction, living on the streets and boarding houses and the sheer destitution of life.
I am lucky to have been able to break that cycle. I did it with a lot of help from others, with insitutionalisation for about a year of my life and with 12 step programs. And i struggle and have to work very, very hard at it.

Some people here access WP from a library computer as they are homeless. Others are struggling to bring up kids and they have an ASD themselves and a child or a couple of kids with an ASD. Life can be very hard for some. Others are facing homelessness, others are dealing with institutionalised living that is tough, and others are living with family or dependent on others because they cannot work or find a way to fit in and their special interest is not music or art but something so obscure no-one wants to even hear one phrase about it.


Sure...a positive attitude is important...but for some it is actually a luxury.

I think the quality of gratitude if one has been lucky is also a very important thing to remember......

I am really, really glad to hear that. It's a wonderful story, and you should tell it often as inspiration to others.

In no way am I blaming people for having a negative attitude or being judgmental. Heck, there's a good chance I would be negative if put in that situation. But where does it lead?


Practically everywhere on this forum, I've admitted how lucky I have been and how grateful that I am for the opportunities I've had growing up. Have I said anything here that makes you think my "quality of gratitude" is suffering?