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#WritersCoffeeClub March 17. What's an experience or sensation you've struggled to convey to a reader?
I've been arguing with myself over how to answer this prompt and took a while to realize that I don't even try to convey experiences or sensations: that's not what writing is for, in my books. I'm about ideas, and insights, and emergent emotional reactions to these.
@cstross I have the impression this is pretty common for autistic authors. Emotionally influencing others is a normal thing for neurotypicals to do, but autistics treat that as an interface they don't have permission for.
@jonoleth Yep, and I'm almost certainly autistic (online tests say yes: waiting list for an official diagnosis from NHS Scotland is measured in years and I'm in my 60s, so why bother).
@cstross I know many people in Sweden get around similar public health queue times by paying ~€2-3k to get a private diagnosis within a month. I was surprised by how validating it felt to get one, but it's, of course, a very personal thing
@jonoleth It's available here: problem is, any prescribed meds then have to be paid for privately (NHS prescriptions are free in Scotland, but the NHS won't prescribe on the basis of private sector diagnoses).
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