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Asperger's/PDD

Beatlelvr

(706 posts)

11. OMG

Reply to TrogL (Original post)

Fri Sep 2, 2022, 08:45 AM

Sep 2022

I have a few friends who do that. When they interrupt mid sentence, I interrupt them and say, "i'm not finished". They get my frustration but they keep doing it. Good people just rude sometimes, but of course they don't think they are being rude.

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How do I get a word in edgewise? [View all] TrogL Sep 2022 OP

You are an excellent writer. multigraincracker Sep 2022 #1

I'll start with the mechanic. Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #2

There are many people in today's world who simply can't process Gaugamela Sep 2022 #3

I have auditory processing deficit, but this sounds like something else TrogL Sep 2022 #6

To be fair... CraftyGal65 Sep 2022 #17

UPDATE TrogL Sep 2022 #13

Regarding the landscaping Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #4

request they listen to you Skittles Sep 2022 #5

Yeah, "can I get a word in edgewise" hasn't been working for me TrogL Sep 2022 #7

My wife gets it TrogL Sep 2022 #14

heh Skittles Sep 2022 #15

Yep that's me CraftyGal65 Sep 2022 #16

i was wondering of something noisy such as Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #8

Kill them with kindness. I know it seems counterintuitive but it might work. littlemissmartypants Sep 2022 #9

Write it out. Or..... 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #10

OMG Beatlelvr Sep 2022 #11

Hold up your hand and say WAIT I need to finish. Say it as strongly as you can without yelling ❤️ MLAA Sep 2022 #12

I am married to an asperger's like person. cksmithy Sep 2022 #18

My God when did people's listening skills get so bad? TrogL Sep 2022 #19