Windows-based typography.
Them: *says a thing*
Me: What?
Them: *repeats*
Me: I didn’t catch that
Them: *repeats again*
Me: I’m really sorry, one more time?
Them: *repeats yet again*
Me: *pretends I have a clue what they said*
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auditory processing (probably also hard of hearing too but im hearing so idk) issues like
Sequel:
Them: *says a thing*
Me: What was that?
Them: *starts to repeat a thing–*
Me: *finally finishes processing their first communication attempt* Oh wait, yeah, sorry, got it. Absolutely.
Literally all the time. Like the second I give in and finally ask is when I finally get it
auditory processing disorder is very real and is a symptom of AD(H)D (probably among other things?)
Also:
Me: *doesn’t ask someone to repeat something because i’m afraid of The Angry Repeat ™*
My personal favorite is when they say a thing and then when you ask them to repeat themself they assume you didn’t know what it meant and it’s like no damnit I’m not ignorant I just literally didn’t catch your words
Oh man, and annoying everybody else because you always need to have subtitles on when watching shows/movies to follow any of the dialogue…
Also trying to focus on a conversation in a full room, where everyone is chattin? no buddy sorry you’re fucked.
That’s why I usually keep birthday parties smallish because it is just too much stress.
The fact that Head and Shoulders doesn’t have a body wash named Knees and Toes disappoints me almost as much as I disappoint my parents