How to absorb information

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11 May 2014, 10:34 am

Say I want to read up on a subject and retain the information I read. How do I absorb and retain something I read in a book?

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11 May 2014, 12:06 pm

Have Autism.

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11 May 2014, 1:13 pm

Some autistic symptoms can make it easier, while some can make it MUCH harder. Not all autistics have photographic memory.

I would say try to ask yourself questions like "What is this about?" and "How does what it says here relate to what it says over there?"

Often with autism it can be hard to see the big picture, because there's just too much detail. Try to pick out ceartain pieces of information, write them down, and try to see how they relato to each other, and also how they relate to the "bigger picture".

Most NT:s see the big picture first, and then start connecting the details to it. Most people on the spectrum see only details, and therefore the goal is to "connect the dots" in order to see the big picture.

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11 May 2014, 1:32 pm

Take notes. It's the only thing that helps me.

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11 May 2014, 1:46 pm

snufkin wrote:

Some autistic symptoms can make it easier, while some can make it MUCH harder. Not all autistics have photographic memory.

I would say try to ask yourself questions like "What is this about?" and "How does what it says here relate to what it says over there?"

Often with autism it can be hard to see the big picture, because there's just too much detail. Try to pick out ceartain pieces of information, write them down, and try to see how they relato to each other, and also how they relate to the "bigger picture".

Most NT:s see the big picture first, and then start connecting the details to it. Most people on the spectrum see only details, and therefore the goal is to "connect the dots" in order to see the big picture.

In the history of ever, there has never been any recorded evidence of ANYBODY having a photographic memory, let alone autistic people. Eidetic memory is a better way of describing it IMHO.

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11 May 2014, 1:51 pm

All I have to do is read it once & I've got it.

I don't think anyone can explain how this happens. It just does for some of us. For others who's memories don't function the same way, you'll have to try various learning techniques until you find something that works for you.

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11 May 2014, 2:07 pm

LifUlfur wrote:

In the history of ever, there has never been any recorded evidence of ANYBODY having a photographic memory, let alone autistic people. Eidetic memory is a better way of describing it IMHO.

Thank you for enlightening me. I won't make that mistake in the future. Although I have to say to my defence that my mistake was choosing the wrong word, not the wrong concept. Of course I know that nobody can recall anything in infinite detail.

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11 May 2014, 2:19 pm

Dreycrux wrote:

Have Autism.

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11 May 2014, 3:12 pm

snufkin wrote:

LifUlfur wrote:

In the history of ever, there has never been any recorded evidence of ANYBODY having a photographic memory, let alone autistic people. Eidetic memory is a better way of describing it IMHO.

You're welcome. (: It's a very common mistake, you shouldn't be surprised, I personally blame popular culture because of its representation of things like that, in particular TBBT. It's be awesome if we could recall everything in infinite detail.

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11 May 2014, 5:52 pm

LifUlfur wrote:

You're welcome. (: It's a very common mistake, you shouldn't be surprised, I personally blame popular culture because of its representation of things like that, in particular TBBT. It's be awesome if we could recall everything in infinite detail.

Wouldn't that require the ability to first percieve everything in infinite detail, which in turn would mean being able to instantly percieve the entire universe? That would indeed be awesome!

I don't think it would be very helpful in processing written information though. Talk about information overload! :wink:

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12 May 2014, 11:51 am

A Doctor Who reference to be made (: the last episode of the new first series.

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