Does anyone else struggle with comprehension?
For example, I had a conversation with my mum's GP today, and I don't recall anything he said. I did write some stuff down but I got flustered when I realised I wasn't really understanding what he was saying.
This happens a lot when people are trying to explain things to me. I understand if i can read about the subject, but if I am being told something i can't look at the person directly, maybe just past them and act like I am interested or understanding. It is exhausting.
I probably haven't chosen a good example here, but I hope I make some sort of sense.
I was a really good student at primary school, often top of the class in everything, so learning wasn't hard for me. But I found my concentration seriously deteriorated at secondary school from about the age of 13 onwards, due to all the sensory issues I had. I was never part of any group, hated break time when there was so much noise and I had to find another loner to hang out with or just eat alone. I would just focus on my passion which was astronomy. I would turn any school project round to it if I could, which wasn't often.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
