subject: Autism, Memory [print this page] THIS IS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBERYOUR CHILD MIGHT UNDERSTAND HOW TO TIE HER SHOE LACE TODAY AND FORGET HOW TO TOMORROW. OR, YOUR SON MAY HAVE RIDDEN HIS BICYCLE YESTERDAY YET NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO THIS TODAY. DIFFERENT BEHAVIORS, INTERESTS, WORDS, AND SO FORTH MIGHT BE WITH YOUR CHILD ONE DAY AND GONE THE NEXTTHIS CAN SEEM OVERWHELMING BUT IT IS A POSSIBILITY OF WHICH WE NEED TO BE AWARE.