tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post964964169300765421..comments2024-03-29T02:24:39.165-07:00Comments on Rainbowsaretoobeautiful: The memory functions of my 10 year old autistic lad with ADHDAnn Hickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11024569661733250122noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-86423104583343078922018-04-04T12:28:35.481-07:002018-04-04T12:28:35.481-07:00This is an interesting read. I work with a boy wit...This is an interesting read. I work with a boy with ASD and his short term memory and working memory is poor but his long term memory is very good. I wonder if children with ASD take on board details that others may not notice as their senses are different. E,g they may recall how something smelt or what they heard. The boy i work with describes things he sees in ranges of colour and how it feels. E.g the book is a green that feels more blue than the sky and he can see the greens energy. It’s so fascinating. He can’t remember what he has been asked to do in a task but he can describe my top in minute detail. It’s just that his brain is taking on different cues. Does that makes sense? Lovely linky! #spectrumsundayOldhouseintheshireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609313028515217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-77663884724473012422018-03-31T15:41:02.425-07:002018-03-31T15:41:02.425-07:00My son has an incredible memory and remembers EVER...My son has an incredible memory and remembers EVERYTHING - even from years ago - which can put me in difficult situations as I don't remember as much (especially off-hand promises I may have made long ago!) However, I've had to put systems in place to keep him organised as he doesn't have the executive function ability to think coherently (ie, where did he leave his shoes), although he can clearly remember what you had for Christmas Eve dinner 10 years ago!Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645347058596682545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-37054977072677901042018-03-31T10:01:44.574-07:002018-03-31T10:01:44.574-07:00Son, also ASD with ADHD, regularly reminds me of a...Son, also ASD with ADHD, regularly reminds me of a gripe he had at just 2 years old 'Every time I said I wanted a biscuit they gave me a crisp'. This was his memory of poorly applied PECS. Though he was verbalising his request they made him use a card but the pictures were meaningless to him and he was impatient. They always gave him what was on the card, instead of what he'd asked for. Bonkers. But he still tells us about it now at age 11.Starlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303145451385026574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-1997517340692585592018-03-25T13:59:35.626-07:002018-03-25T13:59:35.626-07:00My nephew has ADHD and when he was younger he coul...My nephew has ADHD and when he was younger he could remember the smallest little thing but many things that went into his head would get jumbled around and come out wrong (his words). #kcacolsBreadhttp://queerlittlefamily.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-39839879925427915202018-03-23T19:25:38.815-07:002018-03-23T19:25:38.815-07:00I think this might be something that is common amo...I think this might be something that is common among all children. My daughter can tell me with amazing clarity and detail things that happened when she was only one or two. It fascinates me the way their little brains work and how they change as they grow older. #KCACOLSjeremy@thirstydaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221526503939455659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-72211051131476793052018-03-23T14:29:14.049-07:002018-03-23T14:29:14.049-07:00My son doesn't remember things he did the day ...My son doesn't remember things he did the day before (or even what he did at preschool when we're walking home) and then other times remembers stuff from ages ago! Recently, my mum and her partner split up. He had been around for 12 years and was my sons grandad. We stayed in touch for a bit but then he did a few things that meant I had to put contact with him. I decided to just stop mentioning him to my son and hope that he would forget. That was Oct/Nov time, the other day my son mentioned him for the first time. He completely threw me that he remembered. #KCACOLSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-37544308961410293082018-03-23T09:55:55.123-07:002018-03-23T09:55:55.123-07:00I think that as I get older or at least more overw...I think that as I get older or at least more overwhelm (!), I find myself forgetting things. I love your explanation of how memory works. So simple really but so complex! #kcacolsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306168998731196360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-12534715340974969292018-03-22T03:27:08.766-07:002018-03-22T03:27:08.766-07:00Such an interesting read gaining an insight into w...Such an interesting read gaining an insight into what it's like parenting a child with ADHD. I have always had issues with memory, I will walk into a room and forget what I was going in there for! Thanks so much for linking up at #kcacols. Hope you come back next timeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090126522407075011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-62460536224397439202018-03-20T02:22:14.522-07:002018-03-20T02:22:14.522-07:00I can certainly vouch for having a memory like a s...I can certainly vouch for having a memory like a sieve sometimes. What was it that I came into the kitchen for? being one of the things I've thought. I've even tried to fit all the weekend into one day before! As a mum though can we call this baby brain? #coolmumclubThe Queen of Collagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943179646399270703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-24048908384203004112018-03-17T15:45:54.324-07:002018-03-17T15:45:54.324-07:00My little boy has ASD and he too cannot remember w...My little boy has ASD and he too cannot remember where anything is. His shoes are always in the same place every morning, on the shoe rack but he still asks me where they are every single morning. Its tough going sometimes but like you say, their brains just work differently. I'd love to know more about what goes on in there. #KCACOLSAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098898901366459335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-15675804524792872152018-03-15T08:47:57.466-07:002018-03-15T08:47:57.466-07:00The Tubblet is terrible at forgetting where she pu...The Tubblet is terrible at forgetting where she puts things but so am I. We're both Dyslexic so that might explain itTubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708440535783997741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-8390437977234086412018-03-15T08:03:16.681-07:002018-03-15T08:03:16.681-07:00This is really interesting to read. It's somet...This is really interesting to read. It's something I've been reading a lot about recently as my son is struggling. A great post xx #coolmumclubbeautybabyandmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596602649984334352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-71681858139646668482018-03-13T12:25:24.796-07:002018-03-13T12:25:24.796-07:00The me,pry really is such a funny thing with the t...The me,pry really is such a funny thing with the things it stores and the things it doesn’t. I’m Dyslexic and really struggle with short term memory - much to the frustration of everyone else in the house. Yet I can still tell you the strengths and struggles of children I taught 15 years ago. XAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645039201241360814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349668044326313600.post-24866398799514120452018-03-13T11:35:18.595-07:002018-03-13T11:35:18.595-07:00I'm always amazed by what our autistic girl ca...I'm always amazed by what our autistic girl can remember too - maybe it's partly hereditary, as her Dad remembers loads of dates ;) Sadly I have a memory like a sieve ever since getting birth - well for anything that has gone on any time before. I think that's because I am trying to retain all the info like what's happening next week and where the shoes and remotes have been put etc ;)Stephs Two Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592292485187553690noreply@blogger.com