Things we learned this summer...

- Loud environments bring out the worst behavior, make good choices impossible, turn her just plain crazy
- Gyms and school cafeterias and public indoor swimming pools are too echo-ey
- Little Squirrel can't listen and "hear" if I'm speaking directly to her, but can understand every word if I'm talking to someone else

Slow processing, not ear infection

Little Squirrel tells everyone she has an ear infection and that's why she has a hard time keeping up with what they are saying or doesn't hear them at all. It's a combo of her autism (the slow auditory processing) and the ADHD (inability to tune in and focus). I tried to explain it to her as a computer that is stuck on the "loading" screen. And assured her it's not her fault.