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Re: Examples of inattentativeness2010-06-08T17:27:20+00:00

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June 8, 2010 at 5:27 pm #93740

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June 8, 2010 at 5:27 pm
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I have a real big problem with context and expectations of appearance. For example, if my wife switches to a new brand of canned soup and I go looking for soup I could look right at it and not see it because my brain expects a small red can, not a large yellow can. My wife has to pick up the can and show me or tell me its a new brand and what the new color is.

It also happens when something is moved from where I expect it to be. If the soup is moved to a new shelf and I’m looking for soup I won’t see it even if I check the other shelves. I’ve lost things and spent hours looking for them only to discover I looked right at them several times but didn’t recognize them.

Lord help me

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