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Delirious Absol
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  • Eh... I'm kind of a boring person though. ^^ I guess I could give it a try, but hm... I don't really know how I would. I might end up turning her into a mary sue. :x It's something I'm sort of afraid of. *shrug* I've been suffering a bit of writer's block at the moment. I don't really know how to get rid of it. ><
    Hm. I'll have to look into it. I want like... certain traits that make her seem odd. I'm trying to think of awkward or strange quirks that autistic people do as well. Like, I tend to eat most things with a spoon because it's easier than a fork... just some little things like that. I just don't want to use that example because I'm so afraid of making my character a mary sue. ><
    Ugh. I'm having such a hard time with my autistic character. ;_____; I don't want her to just have issues with socializing. I can't seem to think of any other autistic traits for her.
    I always think of us autistics to be kind of like Alice. A lot of us are often in our own little worlds and such, you know? I was actually on the verge of writing an Alice related story ages ago where the MC was the very great grandmother of the real Alice. She goes through these routines/rituals for The Red Queen, or the Red Queen would kill her if she failed. It was supposed to add a Schizophrenia/Autism kind of feel. The only problem is, I don't know a whole lot on Schizophrenia. :/ So, I scrapped the story instead.

    And yeah... I have some. I love Boris. He's so adorable. <3
    Oh yeah... whoops. I spelled it how I pronounced it. XD

    Omg SO JEALOUS. D: I love Alice in Wonderland. Though, I wish they had Cheshire Cat ones. They probably do. XD
    Me too. That's why I love Baxter! When I'm at my anime convention, I'm always running up to the furries and asking them for hugs! I actually have a picture of me with two furries as well. <3

    Anyway, I'm still having a hard time developing my autistic character for my story. All I've done so far is having her cover her ears to the alarm clock. Her mother sort of forced her to get one to make sure her daughter wakes up on time for school. In this story, the MC is kind of neglected a bit by her parents. She still gets the basic things like food, but she gets hammy-downs from her older sister. Basically, the parents are always telling the MC how she could be like her older sister or asking her why she's not like her... stuff like that. It's the whole point of her not being the 'lucky one' because she's struggling with not only disability... but with her parents learning to accept her for who she is.

    So, that's why I want to put together certain things that make the character quirky. I don't want to just have her autistic. I want her to be different from others. I know autistic people often stand out more than non-autistic people do. I don't want to just do so with her attire, but I want her personality to be kind of odd and what not. I also want there to be a few quirks she has that might lead to her getting teased all of the time. You know, for being different and acting more strangely.
    Yeah. I'm like that when I listen to my music too. I don't like to listen to anything that's outside of my music range. People don't often get it when I'm like that either. :/
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    Right now, I'm writing about something close to me. There's a band called Simple Plan. They saved my life so many times. I used to self-harm a lot, and I almost did again yesterday too... but I listened to them again... and they helped me come to my senses. A lot of their songs are good for story ideas as well. I use their songs a lot for them. Like Perfect or Lucky One. Lucky One is my theme song because to me, it describes just how hard it is to have autism at times.
    Charahub is a place where you can develop your characters and what not. It's been going okay I guess. *shrug* I've been struggling off and on with writer's block a lot though. D:
    I don't know. I think I might have my ideas set. I was thinking that both the MC and love interest could be into music. Maybe she could know everything about different guitars or something too, but her only issue is she can't play them. She does, however, enjoy their beautiful sound though. I thought the love interest could play for her. He wouldn't sing or anything, but he'd just play for her.

    Right now, I can't do very much because Charahub is down. They aren't very good at fixing their shit either... so it'll be down for a while. -___-;

    Well, I haven't found much at the library. D: I really want the one about creative writing for dummies, but I haven't been able to find that either. ;o;
    The only thing I find obsessive for her would be her love of the ocean as well as sea animals. For me, I'm able to learn quickly. My flaw is that I can't process information very good or use said information for anything. Something that could really REALLY fit her would be how she could have taught herself to swim. She loves water since it reminds her of the ocean. I'm totally making her child-like. The love interest has a bit of dyslexia though, so I don't really want to use that. I could give her a slight math disability though. Maybe it could be something he's got it and tries to help her with.
    OMFG THAT IS HOW I AM TOO!!! I can't care for a child at all. I once had to babysit this little boy, and I had no clue how to do it whatsoever. It was so bad that my mom had to come in and help me. I mean, the boy was a good kid and everything, but I just didn't know what to do, you know? Like... do I play with the kid? What? Just different things really caused me so much anxiety. I was getting paid to look after the kid though, so I got my money for it. *shrug* I think for me, it's mostly because I'm a kid myself. Kids are often attracted to me at times because I guess I have that child-like charm about me or something. Like today, this little boy was telling me about his gummy candy he got at the grocery store. XD I don't like it when they scream or cry either.

    I know exactly how you feel. I'm usually very sympathetic of others. I feel bad about a lot of things that happen. I'm also very open and don't care whether someone is gay or muslim or anything. As long as they aren't some raging asshole, I'll get along with them. I know someone who worked with ASD kids too, and he used to be my best friend. He was also a member of PC, but I'm not saying any names. Anyway, I told him I had autism... and he started treating me differently. It was more negative because he would nitpick every little thing I said and twist my words too. He called autism a disease and all that shit. It pissed me off. I left PC for a while after that, and I came back... he was gone. So, I've been here ever since. I've mentioned having autism a few times here too, and I haven't had anyone jump on me about it.

    Anyway, I have to ask you this but... what are some traits I should focus on in terms of Autism for my character? :/ I want to make her autism apparent, but I don't want it to seem like it's severe. ><
    Exactly. I mean, they also say that us autistics have no empathy either. We all know THAT'S not true either. It's not that we LACK empathy. We just don't express it the same way a normal person. I get so sick of stereotypes. It makes me hate having to research. Plus, there's always the 98% chance you'll get results from Autism Speaks. >____>
    No, but I've really wanted to watch it. D: Well, I've been writing off and on since the fifth grade though. I did try doing some research on bullying and autism, but I just came up with how autistic people don't really know they are bullied. I think it's false because that's like saying they have no feelings when it comes to people hurting them or putting them down. :/
    Wow... you write really good. O_O But anyway, I know the cliches... it's just... I can't seem to write them well enough. I mean, the best I can do is have a few boys shove her into the lockers on the way to class or them calling her dumb, stupid or retard/retarded (seeing as this is usually a common name used in bullying towards disabilities).
    I got one by an author I like. It's called "About Writing and How to Publish". I don't plan on publishing yet, but it still has some pretty good tips and explanations. She suggested it to me when I posted on her page and when I mentioned being a writer. I didn't see any others like that at the library. :/

    My current story is based on me and my boyfriend. I'm still fleshing out my MC, but my boyfriend's character is amazing. <3 *giggles* Click here to see him. :3 He's not emo. That's also not his real picture either, but it's pretty close. ^^ Most of the details are also true like his personality, appearance and birthday. I wanted to keep most things the same, but I did change it up some.

    The story is called "Outside Looking In". I have a plan for them to meet officially. She gets bullied a lot, and he stands up for her when she's having a hard time with her tormentors. My only struggle is trying to deal with writing bullies... any ideas? D: She gets made fun of because of her odd autistic behaviors. The teachers don't do a lot because they think she does it in purpose. That's how my teachers were with me in elementary school before my official autism diagnosis. ><

    Thing is, I want to take some writing courses at this Community College near me, but they said I also have to take the basic courses as well (ex. math, science, history). D: They won't let me take just one class my first year there, even when my mom explained to them about my special needs and anxiety issues.
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