Thought loops and anxiety

It definitely seems to common. A lot of people with autism have good memories, particularly long term. I don't know whether this is a factor in that we remember more of the last. Rumination is certainly something that I struggle with.

I read once that people's memories are inaccurate because the same part of the brain is used to predict the future and the future is not certain so that part of the brain has to be flexible, meaning that memories end up being flexible too. I wondered when reading it whether that part of the brain is actually different in autism in that it isn't as flexible and so that same part gives us better, more reliable memories but struggle with uncertainty of the future and are rigid about changes with plans coming up etc. I may have completely made up science with that theory but it made sense to me.

Unfortunately, I also think a lot of people with autism do have bad experiences growing up whether it is just finding the world confusing and overwhelming or experiencing things like bullying. These negative experiences shapes our brains and leads to these patterns of rumination. This could be another reason.

It definitely seems to common. A lot of people with autism have good memories, particularly long term. I don't know whether this is a factor in that we remember more of the last. Rumination is certainly something that I struggle with.

I read once that people's memories are inaccurate because the same part of the brain is used to predict the future and the future is not certain so that part of the brain has to be flexible, meaning that memories end up being flexible too. I wondered when reading it whether that part of the brain is actually different in autism in that it isn't as flexible and so that same part gives us better, more reliable memories but struggle with uncertainty of the future and are rigid about changes with plans coming up etc. I may have completely made up science with that theory but it made sense to me.

Unfortunately, I also think a lot of people with autism do have bad experiences growing up whether it is just finding the world confusing and overwhelming or experiencing things like bullying. These negative experiences shapes our brains and leads to these patterns of rumination. This could be another reason.

I think you're right EP about trauma, I don't have worries about the future particularly and have always been fairly happy to make life up as I go along. I'm very much an instinctual person and have learned to rely on my instincts and intuition, it's when I make plans that things go wrong, even if it's something simple like having people over for dinner.

I think trauma is more easily developed in autistic people due to lacking in what everyone else is born with when they are NT. When you are younger you lack the skills to accurately articulate your feelings and then tie those feelings to the logical cause. If you are not listened to or heard then you end up feeling very alone.

If the brain is like a muscle mine can lift a 3 story house by now. Speaking of which, I do remember reading that a part of the brain was larger in some London taxi drivers because they had to remember and recall thousands of different roads and locations, interesting stuff.