Forgetting Things

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I know Aspergers forget things, why do we have to forget things? Is there something to take to help your memory?

Well i always had difficulty with short term memory loss ever since i was young i would have difficulty in school because of it.

HOWEVER, after my diagnoses a IQ test was preformed on me and the test showed that the memory was fine BUT the speed in which i process information is very slow, so if i dont have enough time to soak up the informtation (mostly verbal information) i will seem to "forget" it. Apparently its typical with people on the spectrum, according to my Psychologist.

Val information is the worst. My attention span is not great either unless I'm really interested in something. I used to fall asleep in class because I would lose what the teacher was saying so quickly lol.

I never, ever realised memory issues were part of aspergers. (EDIT: I should add it is my short term memory, for example I will forget what I had for breakfast, but say an occasion like Christmas I will remember key parts)
My memory is bad, and I do forget things. For some reason I assumed it was the opposite, and it was one thing that I did not think fit, as every other part of aspergers seems to 'fit' exactly me.

I haven't found anything that helps unfortunately, although I write important things down. I have also bought myself a rubiks cube (One standard rubiks brand, another Qiyi thunderclap speed cube) as it is fun, and trying to remember the algorithms I thought could help with my memory.

A lot of have comorbid ADHD. There is a large crossover in symptoms.

Years ago in elementary school, I remember I forgot a lot of things, not only leaving things behind but also newly learned material. I have to say that I have been officially diagosed with AD(H)D, however I guess it can also be related to autism. My train of thought is: social interaction gives for a lot of people with autism severe stress levels, negative stress like draining you from mental energy. This makes, in my case anyway, the brain foggy, and therefore laking concentration and short term memory.

Bad short term/working memory are my main priorities when dealing with the cursed part of autism. It's the problem I haven't figured well yet, along with auditorial filtering (can't get to it yet) and verbal learning (no motivation).


I tried focus by strengthening the 'hold' on the memory. But it does not guarantee and it takes energy (depends how many you have to remember and how spontaneous).
It 'slips' if I did oral repetition. I don't know if it's true for anyone else. I even forget what I said.
And I have other factors that reduces my attention span -- namely, chronic sinusitis and allergic/idiopathic rhinitis. So, yes, breathing distracts me on daily basis.
Auditorial processing didn't helped with verbal instructions.

As far as I know, I've been coping with it by external memory. (Lists, alarms, etc.) Main problem is that I forget to check it and forgotten that it exists. Or end up losing it.

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I'm visual. Verbal is too hard for me.

I've always had bad short term memory. Maybe it's stress from school, but recently I've been spending a large part of my day getting ready to do something but then forgetting it immediately.

...I forget .

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I would really like to say something less extra-ordinary sounding, but --
self-hypnosis

I worry that I will expose you rip-off artists or will sound like one.

All I mean to say is that bio-feedback, to help you remain calm, will probably make any AS person into a walking computer. People go in and out of this mental state, all the time, without ever realizing what they are doing.

We Aspies don't HAVE to forget things, we just do. It's a trait we have. I forget things all the time. It's especially frustrating when I walk into a room and I forget what I went in there for. I'm sure there's medication out there for forgetfulness, but I don't know if I really need it. It's not like my forgetfulness is making my life unmanageable or anything. I think there's one called Ginkobiloba or something like that, but it might be just for the elderly who are senile and suffer from memory loss. Ok, hope this helped.

Besides being in mental overload, physical exhaustion is a cause of forgetfulness.

It think AS people have a strange way of registering physical neglect. I, personally, would notice stiffness, before cold, or the symptoms of hypoglycemia, before being hungry, or the symptoms of prolonged sleep deprivation, instead of being sleepy. I don't seem to notice any immediate discomfort, so much as it's secondary side effects. I feel no self pity and have to tell myself when to stop.

Being forgetful is a sign to pause, ask questions about your surroundings and personal safety.