Aspergers and Writing

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I find it very difficult to write out the simplest message. i was just wondering if this was a symptom of AS and if it is is there a way to overcome it because i would really like to improve my writing.

It can be a symptom. But it is not universal. Some people on the spectrum (me) prefer writing and can be quite verbose (who? me?)

I think it's harder for those of us who have the emotional issues. NOw if it's writing a book, there might not be an issue, but if it's telling someone off with a letter, that becomes a bit more problematic.

I used to find writing very difficult. My mind tends to go through a million subjects at the same time. I had difficulty focusing on a single subject long enough to write it down in a coherent fashion. I still do to a degree, but repeated practise makes it better.

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For me it is easier to explain myself emotionally by writing out my feelings and conveying this to someone.

My handwriting is horrid, always had problems with it.

for me its my handwriting spelling and the fact i just kinda jump off subject. its like i put more focus into the words than what im actually trying to convey.

I write well - but I have horrible handwriting. When I was a kid my parents brought in a tutor in second grade to try to catch me up in terms of handwriting style and speed. That was a bad summer. I had juvenile arthritis, though, which may go more to the cause.

All I can say is thank you to whomever invented the word processor. I am still not a stunningly fast typer, but at least what I write is legible!

I have actually won literacy awards in middle school, and I was nominated for the high school literacy award last year. (It's a big thing around here)

I was always at least a pretty good writer (people enjoy reading my stories). At least if I got a computer to work with. My handwriting is awful. I also type extremely fast, so there you go.

I can type pretty fast blind on keyboard, but my thoughts just don't take the form of words the way and speed they should IMO, so I always end up a VERY slow poster/writer, regardless what language I use. I have a tendency to read over and over my post and edit for style and grammar, add or take a little here and there, and it's way after bed-time when I finally hit the submit button...

I find it quite easy to type my thoughts out on a computer. It doesn't matter what order the thoughts are in when I type (I type as I think), because it's easy to re-arrange them later, replace words and correct grammar and punctuation. I will reread this post several times and make several changes before I submit it. If I'm writing something by hand, I usually draft it out, alter it considerably, then rewrite it. My handwriting is tidy, if I take my time.