I saw this post on x-twitter that explains this phenomenon which I really relate to:
ADHD and other auditory processing challenged brains will have a delayed ability to process auditory inputs.
But the brain has a pretty nifty feature that stores up to 2 seconds of auditory information… it’s called the “phonological loop”
So, when a brain that struggles to process auditory info takes that info in… even though there’s a delay in processing what that info means… it stays accessible for a short time to be processed when the brain is ready.
Cool, no?
That’s why I constantly answer people like “What did you sa- nvm. Yes, sure!”
Nice Explanation.
Oh my god I didn’t realize this was a thing but I also respond like that all the time.
Hahahaha yes I get this.
I’ll be absorbed and my sister will walk in and be like ‘blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah?’
And I’ll be like: 😶 🤨 😀
See, I have this… but I don’t have ADHD. I’m pretty sure. I think.
IIRC its also common for folks with the 'tism as well. There are a few other sources for this, none of which I can think of at the moment.
A lot of “ADHD” and “Autism” things are actually normal human behaviors but amplified.
My partner is “neurotypical” (inasmuch as that’s actually real) and has some “oh that’s autism/ADHD” behaviors that are similar to my ADHD but nowhere near as severe.
Humans are a weird bunch. Most of us are normal. Some of us have exaggerated behaviors compared to baseline, but that doesn’t preclude baseline from exhibiting similar behaviors.
I actually kind of relate to a bunch of traits typically branded as neurodivergent, I just don’t have them necessarily as strongly or as frequently as I get the impression other people do.
Biased by my neuroscientist background, in that I think labels for neurological conditions are appalling imprecise - I wonder whether it’s just on the spectrum of all human behaviours I have some that are close to but don’t push in to the disruptive territory. I don’t know.
