Is it abnormal to be a good writer when you have Aspergers?

Post Reply New Topic

I myself am pretty good at writing, and aspire to be an author, because a teacher of mine once asked me to be one, because I was a good writer...even though I was only about 7 or 8. I think I am the first of the children in my house to receive a Level F (that's the highest you can get) for an essay in 1st Year. And that was recently. I also find French rather easy. So, I don't think it is too abnormal for those who have Asperger's.

I've been inclined to write stuff since my teens, and have a large library of stories uploaded onto the internet.

Apparently characterisation and plot are two of my strong points, which surprises me a little.

Writing is a strength for me. I wrote a book about my cat last year. It was the first writing project I have really enjoyed in a long time.

i was always told i had a vivid imagination...i loved making up and telling stories to people. in junior school, i wrote short stories and poetry; i even had two poems published. english was always my best subject and the teachers loved my creative style. in middle school and high school, my writing took on a darker style as my depression became more severe...and i loved it. i found it to be a great outlet for feelings i had, but this caused some disturbance withing the counselling office...lol. when i started playing music, i turned to song writing as well.

and then one day, it all stopped. and i wrote no more.

my therapist wants me to try to start writing again as an outlet for my feelings...i've written some poetry, but she wants me to try my hand at something with a little more substance...she wants me to write stories, delvelop characters and the like. but i don't know...i think it may be too late for that.

If I had to choose between being good at writing or being good at math, for example, it'd be writing by a long shot. I have a lot of fun doing algebra, but nothing feels better than taking the massive jumble of floating nonsense out of my mind and putting it on paper.

Don't know if this would make sense to anyone, but teachers tend to kill my talent.

I was sent to a school for so-called 'gifted' art students when I started grade 1, went to some weird gifted art camp in grade 6, and then when I got to middle school my Art teacher absolutely hated me and I lost all interest. I even managed to fail the subject for the next three years that I was forced to take it. Now I can only do terrible drawings, and I cringe when I see paints, colouring pencils, markers, and the like.

And right after I started hating art I suddenly got all interested in writing. So instead of being pestered about my artistic abilities, I was getting unwanted attention for my out-of-the-blue writing skills. My homeroom/English teachers especially liked using me as an example, and having 24 sets of eyes focused on me definitely isn't something I like. Then once I hit grade 11 I got an English teacher that (this time I'll say...) strongly disliked me because I, according to her, had no sense of humour and no motivation for success. I got dismal grades all year (the exams were the only things that saved me, oddly enough), and now it takes me forever to even think of what to write.

Weird, but true.

To choose writing over math, I would write.
I have very good creative talent and can write, practically ad-lib. As being one of the few who got an accomendation on the 8th grade TAKS history test, and... That has nothing to do with writing, but still... My imagination is very vivid, but I cannot visualise, and I do find that somewhat odd. When I do imagine, I useally have dialog over action. Action is quick and useally one line. Most action involves making sounds, gestures, and things that would bring a sence of partal visualisation. As mostly a visual learner who likes hearing the instructions as said, I find that again, I am getting off the subject. I find algebra certanly doable, but I really would rather write somthing. My handwriting is not the most legible, but certanly, it is readable. I find it odd, that I express myself way more at a computer the in person.

My imagination is sometimes more vivid than my memories of real events. Is that unusual?

Many Aspergians are exceptionally articulate when speaking. It seems logical that a person who's an articulate speaker would bring the same talent to written communication.

Every story I've ever submitted has been rejected. At least the 1st time... I've got some strange spelling problems...

Writing is my best thing. Well, it's tied with music, but still.

Hell no it's not!! !! Many aspies are amazing writers.

I believe it is quite a common trait among us. (that is not to say we are immune from dyslexia) In many cases, we can write ten times better than we can speak, that is certainly true of me.

_________________
I have HFA, ADHD, OCD & Tourette syndrome. I love animals, especially my bunnies and hamster. I skate in a roller derby team (but I'll try not to bite )

hmm...
ebec11,
take a moment and ponder this;
maybe its unusual for an nt to have superlative writing skills
and that its in fact the norm that Aspys have always dominated this field

?should I exclamation mark that statement
!I'm sure i don't know