Missing letters when writing

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a problem where whenever I'm writing something, I tend to miss letters. For example, instead of “The bird” I’ll writing “T bird” and just skip the h and the e. Other (recent) examples are things like missing the g at the end of “going” (“goin”) and “bookmk” instead of “bookmark”. I’m thinking of writing the word, my hand just ends up skipping letters.
I was wondering if this happens to any of you guys, if it could be related to autism, or if you know anything else about it.

At least you "catch" it afterwards, and can correct it.

I have the same problem for so long, it's the main source of my corrections.
And I don't know what causes it either...

In my case, I catch them for like 95% of the time.

Tried to, say, thought whole idea/whole names/etc into written forms, it didn't do well -- it may skip and switch words AND letters.
So I tried whole words than whole groups -- the letters switches or letters are missing...
Either doing so consciously or semiconsciously, it just happens.


Another thing I've noticed is that while these are small examples, it may reflect the bigger ones.
Bigger ones like internal processing, communication and executive functioning issues.

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[/quote]Yes, I also sometimes miss entire words or phrases. I do it when I write and sometimes when I speak as well. It's not exactly dyslexia but it is something kind of like it. I also have dyslexia where I reverse words or letters or numbers.[/quote]
Thanks for replying, I’ve found myself also missing entire words, can’t remember missing phrases though (when writing). I also sometime see miss words when I talk, or more often I’ll just say something or be listening and in my head make connection from the subject to something else, to something else’s, and I’ll say something that makes sense in my he a head (because I’ve been thinking) but makes no sense to the other person.
I’ve been tested for dyslexia before and know that I don’t have it for sure, but it’s interesting that this is similar to dyslexia.

I am very good with spelling and vocabulary but the thing is my handwriting is chicken scratch, and it's difficult for outsiders to read it. My words sometimes appear to be missing letters, have extra letters but it's more due to messy chaos than anything.

Bit of a necropost here, but yes, I know what you're talking about. I'm not entirely sure what causes missing letters, but it could be due to a visual/spatial processing deficit.

Unlike the spelling errors in dyslexia, which are generally caused by being unable to hear the individual sounds that make up a word, a visual/spatial processing deficit affects the understanding of information that a person sees, or the ability to draw or copy. It's the defining feature of a nonverbal learning disability.

Why do I bring this up? It's been suggested that ~80% of those diagnosed with Asperger's also meet the criteria for a nonverbal learning disability. If you are one of those, it is highly likely that you'll have trouble with mathematics, knowing where things are in space, and a host of other challenges.

Here's a theory. I believe that there are a bunch of different autisms, each of which with a different underlying cause, but that all present in a similar way, and fulfill the ICD/DSM criteria. A visual/spatial perceptual deficit is a common underlying cause for what used to be called Asperger's disorder.

I do this and unfortunately often don't catch it. You can easily see this in my typing but sadly I can't always catch it because while I do check over my typing, I tend to read what I want to be there than what is actually there.

I do this. I suspect I have mild dyslexia. My psych assessor said "no", but I have been reading about "stealth dyslexia" and wonder. I was diagnosed with a learning disability in reading.