Forgetting Names

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I'm AS and I have a problem matching names to faces. I usually recognize the face but do not spend enough time associating the name with the face to remember it. If I am trying to remember someone's name, I'll start going through the alphabet, one letter at a time and see if something clicks. Sometimes works.

I'm too old to get worked up over someone not remembering my name.

On a different note, does anyone have problems hearing their own name? People usually have to say my name several times or tap me on the shoulder for me to recognize someone trying to get my attention if I'm in a crowded area.

i can't remember names... they are not logical and thus give no meaning.

You'd hate me, I can't remember names and faces to save my life.

THis works for me.

"Sorry I've lost my contacts, who are you?" (Should get you a name, though if you use it too much to the same person they might get suspicous,)

I have problems with remembering names... Is it just me or anyone else has it?

I just be blunt about it. As soon as i see someone i have met but whose name i can't remember i say something along the lines of "I'm sorry, but I can't remember your name," or "I keep forgetting your name." People are usually understanding of that.

Some people I know, it's taken me literally years before I can remember their names. But I usually manage to fake it, just talk to them normally, you can usually have a conversation without mentioning the name of the person you're talking to.

I can be like this, I don't really get to 'know' someones name unless I am or get to being around them often, It can takes me weeks to learn everyones name at a new environment, it does bother me some, but I don't let it by too much.

I'm absolutely awful with recognizing people, and I tend to remember people by their clothes-it's extremely inconvenient as you can imagine.

Doesn't bother me at all because I have issues remembering names myself. I never forget a face, but names are another issue altogether.