#ithinkimcool

-rarely say “yes” or “no” as answers to questions anymore, instead i say things like “i am” “it is” and “i do not” cause Gaelige

-when someone in the house calls my name, i no longer say “yes” or “down here,” i just say “ah” 

-sometimes when i’m drunk i’ll just blend a bunch of different languages to get my point across

-occasionally someone will say something in any given language (English included) and it’ll sound like complete gibberish until my brain can find the file on that language

-arguably, my auditory processing has gotten worse when it comes to specific words (never that great to begin with thx adhd), but i have an easier time understanding what people mean by their tone/body language - not very useful for work tho

-”that wasn’t English was it” “no” = my life

You know best yourself the ways that your family can support you. Some examples:

- If your sensory issues make doing dishes awful, see if you can do another chore instead

- If something’s too loud, they can turn it down

- Teach them how to help you during shutdown/meltdown

Just little things like this can make a huge difference

Hope this helps