Is it an ASD Thing to get lost even with directions?

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firemonkey
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12 Jul 2019, 4:18 am

Spatial Navigation Impairments Among Intellectually High-Functioning Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Exploring Relations With Theory of Mind, Episodic Memory, and Episodic Future Thinking.



https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906800/



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12 Jul 2019, 9:02 am

I find following verbal directions hard but visual cues I'm better with. I can usually find my way to a place if I've been before, from memory. I have a back up map/sat nav to ease my anxiety, especially when driving somewhere. Multitasking is not easy.


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12 Jul 2019, 5:44 pm

firemonkey wrote:
Spatial Navigation Impairments Among Intellectually High-Functioning Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Exploring Relations With Theory of Mind, Episodic Memory, and Episodic Future Thinking.



https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906800/



Well, it looks like you have answered my question. Thank you!


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