Ever have trouble putting thoughts into words?

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It is really amazing how sluggish I can be with speech sometimes. People frequently ask what is wrong with me. It goes one of two ways: either my mind is racing and I am speaking just as fast, but saying things that seem disconnected or tangential to others; or, I have a clear idea of what I wish to say and I am struggling to connect one word to the next to communicate what I am thinking. My supervisor is very good at focusing attentively on my words when I have difficulty speaking, but most people will assume I am finished or have changed my mind about saying something and they will interrupt or change topic.

Its easier for me to write than speak it out but yes its very hard to explain, that's why I having trouble thinking of how I would describe my feelings and behavors (say with my Imaginary Wife, coping mechanism etc) In a book that i would hope to write someday.

Yes, both in speech and in writing. It's been the cause of many meltdowns, some self-injurious, yet professionals consistently deny it or blame it on anxiety. *HEADDESK* They don't realize that although my speech sounds skilled, it's very often not what I actually want to say, and part of why I'm so verbose sometimes is because I can't phrase things succinctly. So, I talk on and on to clarify what should probably be said in a sentence or two. I really want speech therapy, but I'm having a hard time finding someone who will even believe that my problems come from autism, let alone be able to help me.

Unequivocally yes.

Addressing the original post: I definately do the same thing; and, I do better with writing----I guess it's because we Aspies, generally speaking, are visual people. I also feel that our not being able to verbally form thoughts easily, makes us what we are called so often: "really honest". It's just much easier to say, "straight-up", what we are feeling----it takes alot of work to think-up a lie---at least, an "on-the-spot" lie. My sister teases me, to this day, about being a really bad liar. I can lie for ya, but you'll have to give me a couple of days notice, so I can really learn it----practice it----and it's exhausting, like every other behavior I've had to learn.

I'm not very good at speech either, I have trouble saying what I want to say right off the bad and yes it has led to social anxiety yet still when I talk to friends I have no S.A around I still can't push words out very fast like some people, I can try but it will come out jumbled and unfinished, the worst comes out when my friend wants to have an impromptu rhyming aloud session with me.