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Phone calls require real time audio processing I’m extremely bad at. No matter what I do, my brain won’t stay focused on a call and I constantly miss words and sometimes entire sentences.

Video calls are usually better because I can lip-read to some degree. I miss less. Text is the best, because I can re-read something that didn’t process correctly.

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if voice calls were the only option perhaps your ability to deal with them would be stronger? its interesting that with the advent of tech, things that were required for participating in society are now suddenly impossible for so many

Highly unlikely. No amount of running a cash register improved my ability to do math in my head. No amount of “trying harder” improved my focus. My issues stem from parts of my brain not working.

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