Ever have trouble putting thoughts into words?

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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.