What an amizing memory you have.
It's funny you said that, falco...
To be honest, I didn't know I was autistic until November of 2016 when I was in the process of getting a normal panel of health tests, and did some mental health testing to. That's when a psychologist determined I was autistic within ten minutes of meeting me, later confirmed by testing. I guess whatever childhood test I took when I was five failed to make that determination...
I later came to learn that I remember 90% of the content of all conversations I've had, going back about 30 years, as a function of my autism. That doesn't mean I remember 90% of conversations word for word, but I can pinpoint the gist of every conversation to about there. It's actually sad seeing my dad begin to lose memory [he's 63, and he's only just starting to]. Most wouldn't notice, but given the disparity between my memory and his, it's a little sad to see. The good news is, his memory won't be very bad until he is about 80, and - hey, that's life, right?
But thank you for you saying that, falco. That's a very nice compliment!
To be honest, I hope that for the second half of my life, I can learn from my mistakes from the first, and focus mainly on my strengths - and stop working so hard or fretting so much over my weaknesses, physical or mental.
And hopefully get my post word count down, but that might be filed as a weakness that I will never get a grip on.
