Are speech impairments part of AS?

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Of course, aspies have problems talking in a social situations. I know that. What about difficulties speaking in general? For example, if my mom were to ask me a simple question such as, "How was your day?". This is how it would go.

Mom: "How was your day?"

What I want to say: "It was horrible. I spilled juice on my white shirt, I got a D on a test, my car cut off on the freeway, and I got a ticket for speeding when I was trying to make it to class on time! I got bullied all day at school, some girl actually tripped me in the hall on purpose, and my boyfriend dumped me!

My thought just before I try to speak: hfkiehrekfjrlfn jhirjnflrrkr hneodjregireure, hfirvwifnfirl

What I actually say: "It was okay."

How do I go from having exactly what I want to say, completely spelled out like a script, to one short sentence?

Is this like an aspie trait or am I even more weird than I thought before? (If that's possible )

Its definitely an AS problem, but I don't know specifically what causes it, or if it has a name. For me, it seems most often to be some sort of unconscious conflict-avoidance mechanism - I suddenly get the feeling that whatever I'm about to say is only going to cause the other person to negate or disparage my statement, then start verbally bashing me because I'm not thinking or behaving or feeling they way they think I should be. I suppose its happened so many times over the course of my life, I just kind of expect it, so I bypass the problem by clamming up and not saying anything.

If the answer to "How was your day?" is going to invoke a judgmental sermon from the other person, its just easier to say "Fine" and be done with it.

Your experiences may be entirely different.

It happens whether I think I'll be judged or not, but I do find that this happens when I might be judged. My mom always shoots down my suggestions and comments, so it makes sense that I can't talk to her . I feel that I actually would get more help and support if I could get what I want to say out. I'm always sick in some way. I get sick at least twice a month maybe more and I have no way of communicating with the people that need to know. If my mom were to take me to a doctor (I have to be near death in order for her to do this because she never believes me.), I can't explain how I feel to the doctor. Then, my mom gets mad because I don't speak. But I cant! I could say two to four words at a time and they don't even help. "My chest hurts" when really I want to say: "OMG! I feel like my heart is on fire! I feel like I'm being stabbed over and over! yada, yada. yada" Since I can't say this, my doctor gives me pain meds and sends me on my way. What do you do in situations like that?What if i'm dying or something and can't say what's wrong?

I do this too. I don't know what to do about it though.

Yea it definately is.

With me I have something in my head to say, try to get it out and it's all garbled. Then I give up and walk away.

Or when I respond to someone it's like I have a blank for a few seconds, then think of something to say, but I have very short replies because of speech difficulties described above.

Yes! I'm not alone and there are people that actually get what I'm saying, even though it wasn't the best description . I'm happy now. I felt like I was trapped in my own mind because nobody around me understood (I guess that's common in a city like the one I live in....95% of the pop. are idiots ).

I've never had problems with that.

Yes, for me! Today I ordered a "hot and ready" pizza from Little Caesar's on the second attempt to say it. I don't generally say much to people, and they probably think I'm mute. When I say something they sometimes ask where I'm from because I have any number of accents that I picked up from different people I have spent a lot of time with in different stages of my life. I can't read something and talk at the same time either, though I am perfectly literate.

I have blocked speech, mostly when I'm nervous or anxious. The psych I went to for my Dx said it wasn't an AS characteristic, but I know it is. I haven't gone back to see him.