Does autism aid your creativity?

To clarify - by creative abilities you do not mean art/craft only, correct?

If yes then:

1. Ability to spot inconsistencies, and to come up with solutions for many things.

2. Massive database of things my senses collected so far makes playing with my imagination even more entertaining. I am not sure if my imagination would be different if I wasn't autistic, but I read about a special case autistic one UK professor wrote in his book, where he speculated that improved spatial perception at the expense of speech recognition gave him a very vivid imagination. My case in regard to physical parameters is very similar

Unknown said:

My peers in my field of expertise, who are demonstrably competent and informed, often need (what I consider to be) almost patronising guidance to bring them up to speed on matters that I consider to be screamingly obvious.

Ha. :) It's the most ironic of role-reversals, isn't it? 

Steven said:

- what made sense, and seemed obvious, to me was very difficult for them to follow or understand.

This happens to me ALL the time in my work, which is often diagnostic or inventive in essence.  My peers in my field of expertise, who are demonstrably competent and informed, often need (what I consider to be) almost patronising guidance to bring them up to speed on matters that I consider to be screamingly obvious.

Since coming to terms with my Autistic wiring, I find myself considerably kinder, much calmer and more patient and professional when these "issues" come to light. I've come to realise that some people are allistic - the poor old souls!

As you will gather from what I have written - in answer to your question - yes, I consider myself to be greatly helped in my creativity (and insightfulness)  due to my autism.  However, the autism can aslo hinder how effectively and efficiently I can communicate that creativity to others - it takes me time, determination and patience to do so.  For me, autism is a double edged sword - but I am growing to really like the sharp side these days.

I enjoy painting and doodling, but I'm not particularly good at it.  Not terrible, but nothing special.

I have been honing my writing skills, mostly by fixating on TV shows and creating fanfiction for them.  Being autistic definitely helps with that.  I've been given various comments about how positive my writing is, with clear communication (ha!) and lots of feelings in the right way.  And I think all of that stems from my autistic view of the world.

Now I need to stop posting and get working on that novel.

A brief reply before I get some shut-eye. 

I would say that yes, my autism does help my creative abilities. What I'm not quite able to do is explain why. All I know is that I enjoy being creative and can find it therapeutic. 

I have duly scribbled some self-indulgent rubbish below! 

A book of mine was published around a decade ago (it earned a grand total of 41 squids! *cries*). One thing I noticed from reviews that, now, really strikes home: even the kindest and most enthusiastic reviewers were confused by the plotting - what made sense, and seemed obvious, to me was very difficult for them to follow or understand. And that wasn't because the story or writing was complex or technical...not at all. That disconnection, like so many clues I've missed over the years, really should have informed me that something was wrong or different in my thinking. So, all in all, perhaps autism helped and hindered me.

What about you, Simon? ^^

I'm creative with my writing, I've studied different styles of writing and have been working on my own since I was 13.

And I'm obsessed with mimicking voices and voice overs and have done a few of my own animation and audio books on YouTube :-) 

I have so many art ideas, and I'm still endlessly developing my skills to get them out of my head. I have been like this for as long as I can remember. I am an illustrator.

I had ZERO imagination, as a boy, but can now create poetry and paintings.