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Autistic memory

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9 months ago

I've not Googlerated this so I'm starting from quite a low point of knowledge.

I know that we can tend to have very good memory in certain areas and I know about the autistic savant.

So, what do you know about how our memories work and why?

Mainly though, what is your memory like?

What do you remember and what do you not so well?

I have an autistic friend and he can quote back to me the day of the week, date and year a lot of events happened -  small events, things like the day we went on a day trip somewhere over the whole of his life - he's 63.

I don't have that kind of gift but I have realised in recent times that my memory is quite unusual.

I do remember being in the pram and then the pushchair.

However, what I remember really well is places, events in my life and people and the things that people say, going back all 6 decades.

I can mentally walk through every room of the places I've lived in during my life and even where the furniture is.

How about you?

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  • 5 months ago

    My memory is weird to be honest... I can remember conversations from years ago but I can't remember what I did yesterday lol. I only have to go to a place once and I can remember it picture clear like it was yesterday. I don't need maps to go to places I've been. It's like its engrained in my brain, my own personal map.

    The biggest problem with my memory is that it's photographic in a way and it always remembers the bad stuff that's happened. If it's trauma related I'll remember it and that is a pain. 

  • 5 months ago in reply to Sen
    Sen said:
    The biggest problem with my memory is that it's photographic in a way and it always remembers the bad stuff that's happened. If it's trauma related I'll remember it and that is a pain. 

    Yes, me too.

    I assume that's because we experienced the events with more intensity.

    Just a guess.

  • 5 months ago in reply to Debbie

    Yes I would guess that's the reason...

    I wish there was a way to delete bad memories, like we could access the brain like on a computer. I know they say bad memories make you stronger but that's never been my experience yet. It just makes me worse lol.

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  • 5 months ago in reply to Debbie

    Yes I would guess that's the reason...

    I wish there was a way to delete bad memories, like we could access the brain like on a computer. I know they say bad memories make you stronger but that's never been my experience yet. It just makes me worse lol.

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