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Have poor non-verbal abilities but still be artistically or musically inclined? Just wondering this because both of these are kind of non-verbal and many Aspies have trouble with non-verbal cues, yet are talented in music or art. I happen to be one of these people!

I can play the piano (with one hand) and like to draw pictures (of cartoon-like people, which are out of proportion, not drawn very accurately), so I would say I'm not talented, and I've been drawing since the age of 2 or 3, and first learnt to play the piano at 4 (yes, I remember being in preschool and was playing ''Daisy Daisy'' on one of the toy pianos).

But I don't have much trouble with non-verbal cues.

I really meant how is it possible for Aspies with poor non-verbal abilities to be able to do well in art and music, even though those are considered non-verbal activities?

Because "verbal" and "non-verbal" refer to the two types of communication.

Music and art, while they can be communicative, are not "non-verbal" per se, because they are not communication, per se.

Non verbal communication refers to things such as body language, facial expressions, and actions which are indicative of feelings, thoughts, or intent.

So I guess it is still possible for us to have right-brained abilities despite our non-verbal difficulties.

if i put my mind to something it can get really better, training training training.

I agree this. The phrase non-verbal means different things in different contexts. Despite the wording, non-verbal communication skills and non-verbal abilities have little to do with each other.