Comments | slammerkinbabe: LJ Idol Week 7: "No True Scotsman"

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LJ Idol Week 7: "No True Scotsman"

Apr 28, 2014 19:37

LJ Idol Week 7
Topic: "No True Scotsman"
Keywords: Asperger Syndrome, autism, short story, teen

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Comments 29

eska818 April 30 2014, 01:42:51 UTC

This was exceptional, in every way.

slammerkinbabe April 30 2014, 03:30:16 UTC

Oh my goodness, thank you so much. <3

bleodswean April 30 2014, 02:09:06 UTC

This is wonderfully done. And a perfect, truly perfect, interpretation of the prompt.

slammerkinbabe April 30 2014, 03:30:52 UTC

Thank you so much! I did a lot of digging around before I came up with an interpretation that I thought would work. I'm glad it worked for you too!

talon April 30 2014, 08:15:48 UTC

This was excellent. It hurt to read at parts, but it conveys the feeling, the meaning, incredibly well. Excellently done.

slammerkinbabe April 30 2014, 16:44:16 UTC

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

itsjustc April 30 2014, 12:51:23 UTC

This is wonderfully done.

Is this based on any real life events?

slammerkinbabe April 30 2014, 16:41:36 UTC

Thank you so much!

It’s not based on real-life events per se, although I drew a bit from people with Asperger Syndrome that I’ve met. I myself do have some autistic-spectrum issues -- nonverbal learning disorder, which is in some ways like a mild version of Asperger, and sensory integration dysfunction, which is where I got a lot of the stuff about Peter’s sensitivity to noise and crowds and so on. It’s funny, I was worried before I started that I didn’t know enough about Asperger per se to write a story like this, but once I settled into his voice it was much easier than I expected; I found myself drawing more from my own life and autistic-spectrum issues than I expected to. (Assuming I did it right... I hope no one with Asperger reads this and feels I’ve got it completely wrong!) I will admit that having read Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (AMAZING book) was helpful, although the protag in that book has far more severe autism than Peter does ( ... )

eternal_ot April 30 2014, 13:56:12 UTC

*HATS OFF* Excellent work!So good that words fail! And I am sad for peter...poor soul.

slammerkinbabe April 30 2014, 16:43:52 UTC

Thank you so much!

Yeah, poor Peter. I'm just realizing this is the second story I've written in a row that has a sad ending. I should let my characters be happy once in awhile. :)