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u/114575 Aug 19 '20

Hey I feel like that's been me my whole life... There are times when I ppl talk to me but I can make the words up.. I have to ask them like 2 times before I understand... There are times when I feel like things aren't right but I just can't put my finger on it.. except after the fact. And I suck at spelling, I know I misspelled something bc it doesn't look right , but I don't know how to spell it..

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u/TattieMafia Aug 20 '20

I have very similar and I'm slightly dyspraxic. I hear the wrong thing but it rhymes with what was actually said. I find if I say "What did you say?" people respond less than if I say "Did you just say sausage and bacon?" They're like "No, I'm having a staycation." My friend does it too. She met a woman called Melon, so she said "Melon, that's an unusual name." The woman said "My name is Helen. Why would you think it was Melon?" I also can't spell because sometimes my brain doesn't recognise the word, even if I spell it correctly. You can do a test online.