- needs complete context and background of every conversation heard
I am interested in the fact that this is so common. I must admit that I actually find this rather annoying. Where do we think it comes from? Just a need for information? I have perhaps incorrectly attributed it to DD's anxiety.
I always assumed it was to manage anxiety, too. Third-party conversations can move fast and cover a lot of ground. Maybe they just aren't able to turn off their need to gather and process what they overhear, so they demand it makes proper sense? The irony is this ability has given our DD more anxiety because she's constantly overhearing adults at school and gym, etc, discuss issues and topics that were not meant for a child's ears, but she cannot ask them for clarification.
