Do you sometimes not understand what someone has said?

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The other thing that really annoys me is when someone brings something up, & then says "drop it!" Both of those things drive me crazy. I'll never understand why some people do stuff like that.

Either bring up something that needs to be discussed or don't say anything at all.

What is CAPD?

Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Persons with CAPD often:
have trouble paying attention to and remembering information presented orally; cope better with visually acquired information
may have trouble paying attention and remembering information when information is simultaneously presented in multiple modalities
have problems carrying out multi-step directions given orally; need to hear only one direction at a time
appear to have poor listening skills, and need people to speak slowly
need more time to process information.
develop a dislike for locations with background noise such as bar, clubs or other social locations
prefer written communication (e.g. text chat)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_p ... g_disorder

yep...ever since i found out everyone's different and have their own perspective on things...it has become even more perplexing...its like there are so many possibilities and i'm there trying to figure out which one is the right one.....

to the original question.....i have trouble letting things go....i too will keep asking..even if i stray from it i will eventually come back to it...and it could be minutes, hours, days, and weeks...it will linger....but unfortunately usually people either pretend they don't remember or don't remember....i have come to find that not only can it be annoying to other people but also creepy....i think i've scared off a lot people that way....remembering things they wish i'd forget...

Yes and it annoys me when they don't answer me. Instead they say, "Nevermind."

I always understand what they said, its just not always what they understand by what they said - lol

I have a good amount of difficulty taking multiple choice surveys because of the difficulty I have understanding the questions. I take them far to literally. I often have to pull out a dictionary because of it. I may get stuck even on a simple word such as 'review', but because of the context they put it in, I cannot understand the question.

Yes I do it quiet often. It's due to auditory processing problems that alot of aspies have. It's hard to take it words when somebody is speaking fast, using different dialect, or when there's other noises going on to distract you.

I sometimes can't follow, particularly my wifes 'clever' friends. Yet its been three years plus since i heard them. i hate them. Never do they (30 years) do they direct a comment to me.

I have hellish problems with directions or instructions. Yet my job is technical - self employed.

It's probably not quite the same thing, but it can be hard for me to tell when someone is being sarcastic unless they make it obvious.

I understand sarcasm, I understand why people are sarcastic (I'm sarcastic myself sometimes) but it can be hard for me to recognise when other people are being sarcastic unless, as I said, they make it quite obvious.

I sometimes wonder if AS is the reason that I don't like un-PC jokes or jokes that I feel are mean-spirited. Since some people with AS take things literally I wonder if that's a factor. I understand that those kind of jokes are only jokes and not meant to be taken seriously, but I can't bring myself to find that kind of humour funny - such as jokes about the deaths of people, or jokes about other cultures. I just find that stuff offensive. Unfortunately, I don't tell many people because I'm sure they'll just think that I don't have a sense of humour. Which isn't true. I have a sense of humour, it's just a more gentle kind of humour.

Were they making fun of or teasing you? Usually when people won't repeat for me, it's because they're sick of my asking to repeat yet again, or they were making a joke against me. If it's making a joke, they don't rephrase because that would take the joke out, and they don't repeat either because it wouldn't be funny again or they think I'm making a tough posture like 'what was that? who dares joke at me!' (and not asking because didn't hear) or something else I don't know. Also like Drakshin says could be, because they think I couldn't understand.

Skippy88, that's interesting. I don't know if it is a factor or not, but I also don't like humor against people very much, and for the same reason of never being very sure it's wholly a joke or meant to be.

Yes, sometimes I just can't understand what someone has said. Richardbenson, for example.

yeah, that bothers me too. I always assume that secretly they're thinking "you're too stupid to get it so never mind"

I completely understand what you mean (pun intended). Why don't people just tell you what they were trying to say? It drives me crazy to think that somehow, somewhere, there is something I don't understand.

I think people get mad because maybe they don't know what they mean. Maybe they feel they can't find the words to say what they meant. Or maybe they feel foolish because they can't find another way to say what they've all ready tried to explain.