Mona Welch {District 9} WIP

Hiya there! I was asked to take this one on since I have a character with autism myself.

So I'm gonna start by asking how much research you did? The topic is really complex and right now it sounds a bit more like she has an intellectual disability than autism. If she has dyslexia as well that's a different story - however, judging as they're from District Nine, I doubt they'd have to tools to even properly diagnose her.

See, the thing about autistic children is that they have issues communication and social interaction, but in the vast majority of their population, they aren't dumb. If given insight into their head most of them are fully functioning beings with a different thought process and more defined strengths and weaknesses... trapped inside a broken brain, if you will.

I'd like you to try and fix some of her words... instead of her appearing with an intellectual problem, try maybe instead somebody who keeps losing the words she needs to say? Simple phrases, repetition (echo). Feelings instead of words. Their sensory perspective is hugely different and much more sensitive than ours, so they tend to become easily overwhelmed by touch (my character can't touch fuzzy things without freaking out, for example).

Unless she does have an IDD (intellectual disability disorder) on top of that, in which case things are different. However, you'd need to state that.

I'll check it over when you've revamped it!