TBC 2014: workshop 1 (panel discussion on disability)

[belenen]

The first panel I went to was a discussion of disability. I think the most surprising thing I took from that discussion was a feeling of affirmation/solidarity about my ADD-PI. I didn't really think of it as a disability because I am relatively privileged and only recently diagnosed but when the person on the panel with a similar disability

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[classical_wolf]

I'm glad the first workshop was positive for you :) ...and iocn love! ♥

[cheshire23]

Sounds like some of what you may have going on, possibly as a component of the ADD, is an auditory processing problem. It's a feature of my ADHD at times, and my younger daughter has the auditory processing issues in much more severe form than I do. I share them enough to be able to predict meltdowns and understand them when they're happening.

And yes, this is part of why being in an independent living center was such a good field placement for me - both my ADHD and my mobility issues were met with understanding and I wasn't expected to be a "normal" person counseling people who weren't. I could disclose my own disabilities and act as more of a peer, which was amazing.

[tralfamadore]

Side note: the worst thing is when I ask someone to repeat what they said and they say it exactly as quietly or quickly as they did the first time, or they edit what they said. I want people to say it again, a little louder and clearer, and NOT CHANGE IT because otherwise I either have to ask again, or I feel left out and fixated on the thing I missed.

Yes, yes, yes. As someone who is hard of hearing, this gets me so badly. Though unfortunately, it seems most common that the person will just say, "Never mind," and refuse to repeat the remark at all. I've had so many people tell me that it wasn't that important in the first place, or that it doesn't matter anyway. Practically nothing gets under my skin as badly as that does. Even if you think the statement wasn't all that important, it takes less time to simply repeat it more clearly than to argue about why you're not going to, and make me feel stupid and isolated in the process

[ladywind]

(putting this into my memories folder because it's the first time I've ever heard somebody else talk about having Things like the ones I've got. The lip/facereading-to-process-conversation-in-chaos, the music-will-catch-my-attention-away-from-speech, the not-responding-to-my-name... Telephone conversations end me.
Huh.
A thing to look into. Thank you for the line on it!)

[raidingparty]

Ditto! Didn't think about it being attention-related, though.