Here are my two cents.



DJ wrote:

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> 

> Consciousness is dependent on the flow of memories at each instant in time



Where in the neurological system of the brain have you got a "flow"?



> The type of conscious experience is determined by the types of memories

> being retrieved



Define your terms.



> Abnormalities in the brain's memory processing regions can lead to

> conditions which haven't previously been thought to result from memory

> problems (eg epilepsy in the long term, or an actual seizure in the short

> term)



Not really. Again, define your terms. 

What is memory to you:

- Status of the brain?

- Information stored in places intended for that?



> Human consciousness is a "window" into a global or collective consciousness.

> Others have referred to the same thing as a space-time continuum and for

> some people this is their definition of God.



Simply no. There is no such thing as a "collective consciousness".

That's only a figure of your immagination.



> Memories are not all necessarily stored wholly inside the brain, but can

> perhaps be retrieved from this collective consciousness on demand.



Same problem. And no, they cannot be retrieved. Many ACs have attempted

to retrieve this information and got nothing. This is very simply

genetic memory.



> Besides the traditional classes of long and short-term memories, a sub-class

> of memories that deal specifically with previous thoughts may be unique in

> their implementation and might only be available to humans.  These memories

> would be the most likely to exist wholly inside the brain.



NOTHING exist only with humans.



There are many seperate layers of memory, each for their own purpouse.

Most are not indentified as memory by NTs.



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> 

> Do people with autism generally feel that their memory is unusual in any

> way? 



Yes.



> If so, in what way is it unusual?



The way information goes missing and reapears.



> Do people with autism generally have trouble remembering what they were

> thinking of one or two days ago?



Depends.



>  That is, would they be able to provide a

> fairly accurate list of the main topics that occupied their mind?



No. Depends if you use virtrual memory (little papers with keywords).



> Do people with autism - and who *don't* have any kind of seizure disorder -

> generally spend a lot of time thinking about their own thoughts or their own

> actions in a compulsive way?



No compulsivity in it. I just think and it makes me confused.



> Do the people with autism that have the most trouble reacting "properly" in

> social situations tend to fall into any of these categories:

> - excellent/poor visual memory

> - poor ability to remember thoughts from one or two days ago

> - compulsive thought patterns (OCD)



God knows. I haven't noticed any of these being relevant.



> Do people with autism - and who *don't* have any kind of seizure disorder -

> experience any of the following in a challenging social setting, such as in

> a public speaking situation:

> - Memory doesn't work as well as it normally does



No.



> - High level of concern about what others (the audience) are thinking



Yes.



> - Trouble maintaining a train of thought



Yes.



> - High levels of anxiety



Depends.



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