Lack of imagination...how has it effected you??

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Over two years ago I realised I have a type of autism.

Its a long story as I was 28 when i realised i have autism two years ago. In general i've lived a normal life without my childhood symptoms being linked to autism but have struggled massively in some ways too.

Anyway.....when my ex girlfriend (from my only serious relationship) got married to someone else i had been completely isolated in London without being lonely.

After matching 80% of the symptoms to different stages of my life. I realised one of the worst effects is that I lack imagination as i never imagined how life would be with or without her. NOW I CANT STOP IMAGINING WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE WITH HER AND HOW AMAZING MY LIFE WAS BEFORE.

Most normal people miss someone after a serious relationship. Whilst i didnt think about her once until i read about autism. I DIDNT IMAGINE WHAT LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE TOGETHER until finding out she got married and I have autism.

Anyway I just wondered how a lack of imagination has effected people out there?
Has nayone had a similar experience??

Lack of "imagination" or lack of "social imagination"?

not sure really....i've never imagined stuff unless specifically being asked to do so. which happened occasionally and i always enjoyed.

I lack both i think....when people told me stories i never imagined them in pictures in my head. When I saw people with desirable things, or having an amazing time or doing something most people would love to do. I was NEVER jealous of them because i didn't imagine being them and now i can and do. Basically very little went on inside of my head but now it does!

I have a very vivid and powerful imagination, and I have AS. Infact I have more of an imagination than most 17 year olds. I just don't express it like other people do, I like being in my own world.

I have a very vivid and powerful imagination, and I have AS. Infact I have more of an imagination than most 17 year olds. I just don't express it like other people do, I like being in my own world.

ScientistOFSound....what and when do you imagine the most? How do you express it? Are you day dreaming?

Ahaha, lack of imagination. I live on imagination.

Lack of social imagination? Oh yes.

I have lots of problems because I lack iminatnation. I always had problems thinking of topics to write about when I had to make up a story in school for English. When people ask me questions about the future like what I want to do with my life or what do I think about their long-term plan; I am stumped. I tend to be analytical & can over analyze immediate possibilities & scenarios but I can NOT imagine anything long-term. I have problems coming up with ideas & theories & imagining the possibilities. I think the worst affect of my lack of iminatnation is that it causes me to have major problems making decisions & thinking for myself; one of the many rezones why I'm very dependent

I have a very vivid, literal, and detailed imagination. I have been recognised at my school for excelent essays and creative writing projects, and I can read books on the level that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote. I also have Aspergers.

"lack imagination" is to be understood as lack of "theory of mind"....

Sometimes I also like to write fanfiction (yes, I write fanfiction. I'm not one of these people who writes pr0n though so don't spit on me!) and I find it very fun to do.

It never has. I play a lot of pen and paper roleplaying games. When I played as the game master people always loved the worlds I created. I populated them with different cultures, religions, political groups, and unique customs for each race. You can't do that with no imagination.