When an Advantage Becomes a Disadvantage
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The same excellent rote memory that helps many Aspies and Autistics can also be a distinct disadvantage. Most people believe being able to seamlessly remember details of events or of things read is an advantage and most of the time it is. After all, it makes studying for tests easier and allows for needed attention to details in many jobs.
Unfortunately, it also allows painful events to be relived like they occurred yesterday instead of five years ago. It also makes it hard to move to unrelated tasks when your brain gets stuck focusing on the hurt.
Many on the autism spectrum have stories of songs they cannot get out of their heads or persistent thoughts running through their minds. They tell of being so focused on one thing that they are unable to erase it from their