There are only about 100 people in the world who can recall almost everything about their life. Author: Susan Moses Updated: 12:38 PM PST February 5, 2021
WADSWORTH, Ohio Meet Alyssa Aey. 18-years-old and a senior at Wadsworth High School where her schedule is filled with honors classes and extracurriculars. Alyssa is a typical teen in so many ways.
“This morning I forgot to bring my flute to wind ensemble,”Alyssa said.
But Alyssa is extraordinary in a way the world is just beginning to understand.
“May 16th, 2018. Give me a second.”
Alyssa is believed to have a condition known as Hyperthymesia, or Highly Superior Autobiographic Memory (HSAM). Only about a hundred people are known to have it in the world.