@Travelinglady
I haven't been in contact with my recent therapist, he's not too easy to get a hold of. When I was pitching the idea of asperger's because it aligned with how I felt about my internal reality he was pretty certain that was not my issue. I seemed well balanced to him, which I might be but I feel insecure about reality and my self-identity quite a lot. I have been nervous about bringing this up to him. I have said I just want to learn how to cope, and I am quick at learning and I have made a lot of progress since I started focusing on working with my issues...

@avlady
I definitely believe everyone learns differently... I love Howard Gardner's theories on multiple intelligences. I don't know how I would identify but I wonder how anyone else comprehend things, how they process it all because I know that I am not part of the majority when it comes to my way of thinking and processing.... I pick up things very fast but once familiar it's like I lose a lot of capability for it. I've realized that when I first meet people it's very fun and intriguing to relate to them, and it is being able to relate to them on a heightened level that gives me such skill at communicating with them. Once I start losing the ability to relate by having become more familiar, then the communication breaks down entirely. Many people have felt hurt because they feel I am no longer listening when I'm just struggling to understand, and I understand why they feel hurt because I usually understand people on such a deep and empathetic level at first it's like I'm reading pages from their soul. When this stops, it probably feels like I care less and like I'm not trying to relate to them.

How do you cope with the noise, or nervousness of certain tones of voice, if you don't mind my asking?

I feel like a lot of my capabilities shift and change. My ability to learn changes, my ability to comprehend, and even handle certain tools will change around a lot. I can be very good at drawing in anime, or realism, or cartoons but it's usually one or the other and it's like I don't have a choice in what skills I have access to... it just changes.