Repeating Other Peoples Words in Head - ADD / ADHD Message Board

JK NY · 01-14-2003, 05:09 PM

I have a very hard time listening to people speak. It is almost that the words they are speaking does not process fully in my head. I sort of am repeating what they say after they say it... this is very strange. Is this ADD??
HELP

Gingerwoman · 01-15-2003, 04:24 AM

Sweetie I can't tell if it is ADD just from what you have said. Maybe it is or maybe it is some other learning diability. Do you find your mind wandering to other topics while they speak? Or is it just hard to make sense of what they are saying. Does this happen ALL the time or just sometimes. An ADD person might drift off a lot of the time but if the other person was saying something really interesting they could prbably focus quite well on a good day.
Do you have some other problems? Do you lose your stuff all the time? Are you disorganised and absent minded. Are you slow moving and sluggish or hyperactive? Tell us some more about yourself so we can help.

JK NY · 01-15-2003, 08:51 PM

Hi,
I can definately focus if the information is very interesting. I think it is more obsessive thoughts and inattentiveness that cause the inability to process auditory information. I can't figure out what else it could be. It is hard for me to focus on what people are saying though because my mind is racing!! Sound like ADD?
kyra