Would like to share with you some pieces of writing from my son

[claw2]

Ds with ASD has written these. I thought these were quite insightful from the mind/feelings of a child with ASD.

"This world is full of idiots not understanding life as it is and taking it for granted only knowing pain and suffering shall come for there selfishness. What is life if there is no meaning, no answers and no peace. Everyone has a issue but some more than a issue....a problem and problems turn into anger, depression and frustration causing this world to be a dark, gloomy and violent place. Find your happiness and let it out, don't let yourself be bullied by life, fight back"

and another

"I feel like feelings are elements lonely is ice, evil is dark, anger is fire, calm is water. Feelings can be a bunch of things, colours, animals, even letters, but i think feelings are things that help us to explain things quicker and easier.

Say if you were upset just say "im upset" and they will understand completely we are told. When you explain why you are upset, people don't want to get involved and just walk away. If they ask why, sometimes they just say that as an act of friendliness to like a good friend. That's why i only explain my proper feelings to family cause i can trust them.

Sometimes people just say "ok" or a friendly nod but they don't care so why don't they just it since i am expected to reveal my true feelings, why don't they. I don't care if they are mean to me, you have to express emotions in order to be understood"

Bloody heck Claw, you have a blimmin genius in your fold!

Sure he needs tweaking and guiding. How easy/hard was it to write all that? Did it take a while or just come?

If it is fairly easy you can perhaps communicate more clearly through written word. It is after all the ultimate visual support.

Very insightful
He sounds like a smashing chap :-)

That is brilliant. Thank you for sharing.

Did he write this at home or at school. If at home, then his school need to see this (with his permission, of course.)

Star the first was his X-box status. The second he wrote in notes on my phone, when he was bored when out and I let him play with my phone.

In terms of the ideas and thinking, I think that came easily to him. IF he had to write that using a pen or keypad, or even try to explain that or speak, he wouldn't have bothered.

In terms of effort to get his thoughts into words, it was written using an x-box control pad and a stylus on a touch screen phone, which he obviously finds much easier.

Ouryve written at home, without any prompting from anyone, just something he decided to write. The first as his x-box status, he told me he wanted to inspire others that felt the same as him. The second he wrote while sitting bored in a restaurant!

The first I shared with school. The second I haven't bothered as they cannot even get their heads together and decide whether he eats or not in school, probably a bit too profound for them to get.

Maybe as part of the This is Me campaign we could have a series of quotes from our DC with the theme of This is What it is Like to be Me (and for parents accounts of meltdowns for those that can't express feelings verbally) with subsections of This is What it is Like to be Sad or Lonely or Scared or Angry or Happy etc.

Mini-claw can be the featured insightful oracle for all sections

That's brilliant claw, my dd has asd I will let her read what your ds has written. How old is your ds?

The key thing here is that he has an outlet for his anxieties and a way of reflecting on them whether he shares them with others or not. It's the same as MN for me in many ways. I don't always make sense or know my own mind but writing it and having myself (and others in MN context) reflect really helps me through the most stressful aspects of this SN malarkey.

He has a voice. That is incredible and so important to his mental health don't you think?

Keep he wants to be an author when he grows up! Im sure he would be more than happy to write on any given topic, if he can. He also wrote a lovely poem about Spring too.

WoW! Just wow. That's all.

Soon he is 10.

Star Yes, it is definitely something that can be worked on. I did buy him a diary, but he hasn't used it. Im wondering if there is a diary app of some sort that can be used on ipod or ipad?

Would have guessed he was a teenager claw, he has excellent insight.

Hi claw your Ds is amazing! The first one that he wanted to share was so insightful.

I find it much easier to get thoughts onto paper too, I am useless at getting feelings out verbally. I think that is why I like this board so much

Dd3 wrote a poem recently about what her autism means to her. She has put it on her bedroom door.

That's is brilliant, I'm very impressed. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, sometimes he has such a wise head on young shoulder.