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Autism and memory

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What is your memory like and what do you remember best?

My earliest memories go back to me being a baby in a pram and I have a lot of quite intense childhood memories.

So, my memories go far back and I remember a lot of my life.

I'm not sure that my memory is anything special though with regard to general knowledge ie facts.

In general knowledge quizes I tend to get the obscure facts no-one else knows.

I know there are different types of memory but it's an aspect of autism I'm learning about.

Please share anything you know about the correlation between the two.

Thanks.

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  • My long-term memory seems to be considerably better than my short-term memory.

    My earliest memory is of my mother taking me to a playgroup and has always remained vivid. Although I had only been taken there once, I can remember where it was located, the combination of smells that had assaulted me, and my overwhelming desire not to be there.

    There are phone numbers I remember, which were last used several decades ago. I can also remember past addresses of various relatives and friends. In addition, there are conversations from the past I remember as well.

    In terms of general knowledge (facts), I also do not consider my memory to be anything special. On the rare occasions I watch TV quiz shows, I feel it is quite an achievement if I have correctly guessed the answer to a single question.

    As a post-menopausal, soon-to-be 50-year-old, I am finding that my short-term memory really can be rather abysmal. This can be especially true with conversations I'd had less than thirty minutes previously. Yes, I have now reached that time in my life when I'm now becoming accustomed to my son telling me, "You just told me that a few minutes ago!"

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  • My long-term memory seems to be considerably better than my short-term memory.

    My earliest memory is of my mother taking me to a playgroup and has always remained vivid. Although I had only been taken there once, I can remember where it was located, the combination of smells that had assaulted me, and my overwhelming desire not to be there.

    There are phone numbers I remember, which were last used several decades ago. I can also remember past addresses of various relatives and friends. In addition, there are conversations from the past I remember as well.

    In terms of general knowledge (facts), I also do not consider my memory to be anything special. On the rare occasions I watch TV quiz shows, I feel it is quite an achievement if I have correctly guessed the answer to a single question.

    As a post-menopausal, soon-to-be 50-year-old, I am finding that my short-term memory really can be rather abysmal. This can be especially true with conversations I'd had less than thirty minutes previously. Yes, I have now reached that time in my life when I'm now becoming accustomed to my son telling me, "You just told me that a few minutes ago!"

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