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From scott Sun Sep 29 22:17:52 2002
To: PhoenixSmith@webtv.net
Subject: Re: "Joe Random"
>About being shy. People take my shyness as being stuck up.
I think that's par for the course, unfortunately. In my case, I also have a
small deficiency in central audio processing, meaning that if I'm not paying
attention to what someone is saying to me - example, being hailed by a
stranger - I may not even realize that they've spoken to me, and by the time I
do, they've moved on.
From: PhoenixSmith@webtv.net (Phoenix- Smith)
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 07:01:19 -0700 (PDT)
To: scott@zorch.sf-bay.org (Scott Hazen Mueller)
Subject: Re: "Joe Random"
So how else does your auditory processing deficit...or whatever
affect you on a day to day ?
From scott Mon Sep 30 13:09:46 2002
To: PhoenixSmith@webtv.net
Subject: Re: "Joe Random"
Not much under normal circumstances. I have decent acuity, it's just that the
discrimination circuit is broken, so I can't pick out one conversation when
there is significant background. For example, I gather that in a restaurant
(say) with two conversations going on at adjacent tables, a "normal" person
can follow their own partner's conversation and most of both of the others. I
can only follow the one, and only with care and occasional requests to repeat.
From: PhoenixSmith@webtv.net (Phoenix- Smith)
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 19:54:56 -0700 (PDT)
To: scott@zorch.sf-bay.org (Scott Hazen Mueller)
Subject: Re: "Joe Random" 2nd reply
I love to read what you have written. You are engaging and
entertaining. I wonder what it would be like to communicate face to face
with someone who has the same auditory processing problem...Imagine going to a
restaurant and listening to two separate couples' conversations because we can
not pay attention to what we are saying to each other.
From scott Mon Sep 30 20:37:10 2002
To: PhoenixSmith@webtv.net
Subject: Re: How pleasant to hear from you.
Goodness. I think I'd lose all three conversations. It's not usually that
bad, unless I'm at a seriously noisy restaurant. I haven't had much trouble
with that at home in the US unless at someplace with a bar on Friday or
Saturday night.
Speaking of communicate face to face, if at some point you'd like to, I'm
game. I discovered when working in Asia that despite my shyness I really
enjoy meeting new people.
Posted by scott at January 8, 2006 10:46 PM