I don't seem to learn/understand information-Can you help me

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How do I/autistic/aspergers think and learn?

I have Aspergers (diagnosed)

I've noticed that when I research anything for example a book, online article or wiki, I struggle to make sense of what thins im reading, it might as well be written in another language!

I can understand when things are put into laymens terms
But even then I struggle to remember what I've just read

What annoys me is that I'm interested in a subject but can't understand what I'm being taught.

I think I'm the same when it comes to verbal communication, not great.

Can anyone help me figure out how I learn?

Some people do better if the information is presented visually in the form of pictures. Sometimes it helps to actually experience what you are learning--physics experiments, for example.

From my personal experience it seems and only SEEMS, like because of the fact that my brain never shuts off and is constantly analyzing and thinking every second, that i trouble with memory because the hard drive becomes full every 10 seconds.

Thats just how i feel, id try experimenting with learning styles.

Good luck

I learn visually by seeing and doing. I don't learn well by having someone talk at me or simply reading words on a page. I have far more difficulty reading a paper copy text than I do digitally. Sometimes I will highlight each sentence I read in digital format to help me focus and be able to absorb what I am reading. There is a software program called "inspiration" which is useful for visual learners and might help you. You should check it out.

I had the same problem when I was younger. You can improve by time, just try to read more often, first start with some things that are simple and read as much as possible (all day every day, take all your free time for reading books). After some time you will improve for sure, you just need to work very very hard.

When that happens to me I usually read/write down the sentence or the words over and over again until I remember it and move on to the next. If I don't understand it I split the sentence into parts first.

I learn a lot by building and fixing things. When I was a kid there was a done of broken stuff that needed fixing!

Im a very visual thinker so trying to learn through reading is difficult if i cant visualize what im trying to learn. Ive found i need to use/see information in several different mediums to increase my chances of remembering what ive experienced.

I try to draw pictures of what im learning and add 'out of place' bits and assigning meanings to the small bits. Then if i need to remember some physical/chemical relationship i recall the full picture/model in my head and pray i remember what i was thinking when i came up with it.

Me four!

Maybe not the correct approach to learning. I do best with a combination of visual, tactile and verbal. Even when watching something that interests me, I'll have images related to the topic and objects as well that I can interact with.

How old are you, Technic? Your post sounds like you might be struggling with dyslexia in addition to autism. If that is true, there are teaching techniques that could help you.

Your age matters because there are different ways of helping different ages when it comes to reading problems.

What substances are you prescribed?

I think it pays to keep in mind that a lot of neurotypical conversation and written language doesn't make sense(though some autistics can also be perpetrators of nonsense). That's some thing that wasn't explained when I first went to university. Neurotypicals have special instincts that allow them to disregard the snakey word salad that is human speech but those on the spectrum are looking for some clear logical data transfer so can easily become frustrated. Thats my experience any way.