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Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Does anyone else’s brain short-wire when they have to quickly make the distinction between left and right?

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Does anyone else’s brain short-wire when they have to quickly make the distinction between left and right?

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Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

I know the difference between left and right, but sometimes it takes a few seconds for my brain to find the answer.

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I do the same thing. This always got me yelled at in elementary school because my teachers thought I didn’t know the difference.

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