I don't know if this is completely unrelated to the topic?.. but I am wondering if anyone has this:
My son (age 24) OFTEN takes a good full minute (or longer) to respond when we ask him a question or speak to him. Often we have to repeat the question a couple of times so he even hears it and then it will either be answered ...or not. It's really like he doesn't even hear us, and is deep in his thoughts at that moment. It's been going on now for many years. I can't remember when it started but he's had this problem as far back as early teens or adolescence at least.
I don't know what is going on in his head during those times and he won't talk about it or ANY of his other symtoms to ANYONE. I now feel very bad (stupid) knowing he has had this particular 'problem' that long (probably since middle school or early high school years) and I, his mother, did not seek help for him. At the time, I did not realize how bothersome this was and how much worse his problems would someday become.
Does anyone else here have this problem where you are OFTEN, not seeming to hear others speaking to you at times? (or know of this?)
This is above and beyond the occasional example of someone preoccupied with a thought and just didn't hear, it is just too frequent.