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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?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

See, I have this... but I don't have ADHD. I'm pretty sure. I think.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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.

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