What Is Your Creative Outlet?

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I was wondering what other people on the autism spectrum do for a creative outlet or I guess I should say just an outlet in general? Since I was little I can remember having a desire to create. categorize, and organize things since I find it so difficult to connect with others. So, what is your outlet?

Since I was a child I have been writing. At some point I started saving my writing and I have over 300 poems. It's nothing special though and I prefer beat generation style writing. I also started composing music and playing piano sometime last June.

I write stuff. And I make stuff. Usually crochet... some sewing. Some home repairs (but don't tell my landlord).

I love making maps. I take blank maps from google and let my imagination go wild on paint.

That's cool. In the state I am originally from you could do home repairs at your own cost when renting if you wanted. If you notified your landlord and they didn't address the issue in a timely manner you could even deduct the labor and costs from your rent.

Can you go into more detail? I don't fully understand. Do you just make up maps? like a treasure map or more technical maps?

I like to go online and to see what other people think of pop culture, specifically children's cartoons. Granted, I have trouble stopping myself; I've lost so much sleep from going on the internet because I felt I had nothing better to do...

I've been songwriting for about 8 years. Recently began composing MIDI songs for fun and to teach myself music theory.

I also used to draw, would like to write a story/book.

But yeah, music is my greatest creative outlet.

Human testing. Giving advice. Creating solutions to society's (NT's) problems.
It's just so fulfilling, I can't stop!

(EDIT) Oh yeah, I also have been programming as a hobby for several years. If any artists want to collaborate and make a game or digital graphic novel or something, I might help! I have no interest in making art myself, but I love bringing things to life (make reality) with practical application of other peoples talents.

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I am always drawing things or painting things or sculpting things.
Sometimes i just do a lot of elaborate daydreaming.

Drawing, taking pictures, making jewelery

I've done a lot of crochet. I've made two baby blankets and one big blanket, along with some other stuff, but I'm running out of ideas, 'cause I have a hard time reading instuctions, so I can, for the most part, just make squared things. I've learned to make flowers, because I watched a video where someone did that, which is much easier than reading the instructions, but if I were to make socks, for example, I can't just watch a video.

I quite like painting, but sadly I can't get myself to do it. I am also having problems with coming up with things to paint, 'cause my painting abilities is very limited, and I have a very poor imagination.

I've done some desent drawings, but I get really self concious when I draw. When I draw people, anyway. I can't really draw much else, 'cause I can't picture things in my head, and I have, as I said, a really poor imagination.

Scrapbooking can be nice too.

Oh, yeah, and taking pictures, I take a lot of pictures.

Writing in a journal, used to write poems and draw anime

Dont really have one sadly :S

The person talking about maps, made me think of Jerry, who i read something about some time ago.

Try searching on google for Jerrys map. this adult guy who has spend like better part of his life drawing a huge map on papers. its actually quite amazing.

here is a link.
http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/jerrys-map

50 years, thats intense focus, dedication to something. i just hope it gets put online or something, so it isnt lost when he dies, i mean something like this where people over the internet could work together,

Playing around on photo editing sites making new avatars out of older ones.

Ride buses, visit the coast, learn piano, knit.

I used to write, I had poetry published as a teenager. I have not written anything in years. I did win a poetry competition about 8 years ago though.

I'm a writer. Currently working on a book.