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eggshellbluesky
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19 Nov 2010, 5:26 am

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At what age did this thought pattern start, or do you always remember being this way?


I think I've always been this way. I can't think of a time when this wasn't true for me.



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19 Nov 2010, 5:33 am

eggshellbluesky wrote:
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At what age did this thought pattern start, or do you always remember being this way?


I think I've always been this way. I can't think of a time when this wasn't true for me.


Then I would not worry about it progressing any. Probably just an expression of AS


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19 Nov 2010, 7:38 am

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eggshellbluesky wrote:
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At what age did this thought pattern start, or do you always remember being this way?


I think I've always been this way. I can't think of a time when this wasn't true for me.


Then I would not worry about it progressing any. Probably just an expression of AS


Thanks. This conversation has been helpful :)



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19 Nov 2010, 7:53 am

I experience something similar--it's more that I forget thoughts entirely if they aren't written down, especially thoughts that come in words--those just vaporize. Or maybe it's just that they get lost in long term storage and won't be remembered without the right cue. Telling them to others kind of helps, but writing things down works the best.

The only problem with writing is that I can't type nearly as fast as I can think or even talk. So I got a Sony ICD-PX820 digital voice recorder with Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech-to-text program (less than $60 on Amazon, software included) and it has been working very well as a way to grab thoughts before they slip away.



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19 Nov 2010, 11:52 pm

Cuterebra wrote:
I experience something similar--it's more that I forget thoughts entirely if they aren't written down, especially thoughts that come in words--those just vaporize. Or maybe it's just that they get lost in long term storage and won't be remembered without the right cue. Telling them to others kind of helps, but writing things down works the best.

The only problem with writing is that I can't type nearly as fast as I can think or even talk. So I got a Sony ICD-PX820 digital voice recorder with Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech-to-text program (less than $60 on Amazon, software included) and it has been working very well as a way to grab thoughts before they slip away.


Sounds like a deficit in short term memory, and there is also something that can happen with that where your brain acts like a computer with a bad filing system, where information is stored in the wrong places. However it sounds like you have compensated well for that


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19 Nov 2010, 11:53 pm

eggshellbluesky wrote:
jojobean wrote:
eggshellbluesky wrote:
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At what age did this thought pattern start, or do you always remember being this way?


I think I've always been this way. I can't think of a time when this wasn't true for me.


Then I would not worry about it progressing any. Probably just an expression of AS


Thanks. This conversation has been helpful :)


No problem, I am glad that I can help.


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