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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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  • Really interesting thread.

    I have a good memory of people and conversations I have with them - this has made social situations worse however when I ask them later about something they told me last time I saw them (e.g several months ago) and they have no recollection and think it’s a bit weird. Close friends are used to me, but I definitely think it’s made new acquaintances not want to talk to me. Learnt to not mention these things and just say hello instead. 

    On the other hand my memory of things like actors names is terrible. Can be told a million times and can’t recall it.

    Like others on here I sometimes struggle to call up words or put a coherent sentence together, but for me I don’t think this is actually a memory issue I think it’s an information processing and outward communication issue

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  • Really interesting thread.

    I have a good memory of people and conversations I have with them - this has made social situations worse however when I ask them later about something they told me last time I saw them (e.g several months ago) and they have no recollection and think it’s a bit weird. Close friends are used to me, but I definitely think it’s made new acquaintances not want to talk to me. Learnt to not mention these things and just say hello instead. 

    On the other hand my memory of things like actors names is terrible. Can be told a million times and can’t recall it.

    Like others on here I sometimes struggle to call up words or put a coherent sentence together, but for me I don’t think this is actually a memory issue I think it’s an information processing and outward communication issue

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