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yup. I can remember everything non-important that comes my way. I can't remember anything I'm supposed to though (which kills the point of a good memory in my opinion).

It's funny, my friends used to bug me about how many useless facts I had in my head (pretty much had a fact or some sort of info for pretty much any situation I encountered).

Good luck. The worst thing for me is that I will remember a person's face forever if I have met them but I can't seem to remember any names whatsoever.

MattI have a mild inattentive type ADHD, and i have this incredibly good memory. I can remember the wierdest things and details to almost anything. Unless its something that bores me, but other than that I can remember everything. I was just wondering if anyone else on here is like that. I know most people with ADHD forget all the time, and dont get me wrong I forget many little things, and misplace things all the time, but I also have this brilliant memory attached to me. Is there anyone else who is like that? I know 2 other people with ADHD who have excellent memories like me, and I'm just curious to see who else shares this brilliance. Andiec138279.5712384259I wish!

Yeah I am the same I have a terrible memory for people. I often forget their names or even that I know them if it has been awhile since I saw them last. I also never notice changes like when people get there hair cut or dyed I'm the last to notice, usually someone has to say did you notice my hair cut or hey say you like so and so's hair. LOL I absolutely hate when they say do you notice anything different about me. Obviously I did not so I've learned to stick with the did you lose weight comment. That gets me off the hook a lot.

As for useless trivia my head is loaded with it. If someone makes a simpsons reference I'm right there I can complete the dialog form the scene and tell them what episode it was in. I also kick ass at game shows like Jeopardy and Weakest Link.

I remember conversations well, I remember bad memories extremely well, I am an incredible arguer because I can bring up things people have said previously that contradict what they are saying now and they hate me for that.

I have learnt to be very good at remembering behaviours and emotions and conversations relevant to people I love.

I dont remember names, telephone numbers (but I used to be good), movie names, jokes, my cash cards, my purse, my sunnies, my underwear once when I was in 3rd grade and discovered my nudity in the middle of a monkey bar flip

Haha, mafiakiddo, you sound like me. I once had a friend who had long hair which she decided to cut roughly in half one day. When I got to school, everyone was commenting her on her new look but I couldn't figure out, for the life of me, what was different. She didn't like that very much. Same with the simpsons too. My forte is my books though. I have hundreds of novels cause I like to disapear in a story. You can randomly pick a book out of my little library, open it to a random page and read a line and then I can tell you what book it is, rougly the page, what is happening in the story and then I will go one for quite some time cause I talk way too much to start with.

I'm really good with numbers too. I know all my bank numbers, phone numbers (although I can't associate them to people very often, i do remember them), SIN number, etc. Not to say aloud but with my fingers at a keyboard.Thank you, thank you

I think the heading of this topic is so creative, just makes you want to look

PICK ME - pretty clever! 

lol, it's true (the title)Hmmm, well I remembeer everything from useless trivia to names, faces and telephone numbers. I can argue on almost anything as well because I remember what people say and contradict them. Its really wierd, but I like having such a memory as gifted as mine. My only problem when it comes to forgetting is misplacing things all the time. Or when I'm in rush (which is all the time because I am chronically late for everything) I forget something that I need to bring to wherever I am going.
Other than that my memory is brilliant.

Yeah! thats like me! I forget what I did yesterday, where my keys are, to do homework etc. but I can remember conversations Ive had with people 7 years ago, and that 10 years ago I went on a bus on a school trip and it had green stripy seats and one seat was backwards, and ridiculous stuff like that!! It really irritates me because it seems so stupid I remember stuff like that and I  wouldnt remember my head if it wasnt screwed on!!!

I don't think people with ADHD forget a lot, I think they just can't always find the right drawer in the right filing cabinet in their brains. They seem to have exceptional memories but the memories pop up at the wrong times and they can't locate the memory they need at any given moment. It will come up later after you look stupid at a party.