Perfect description, Breakaway4. D has learned to try to make a Plan A, but if Plan A doesn't pan out, she is at a loss for Plan B. Just like in a conversation. Sometimes she can come up with a question to ask someone, but then she can't keep the follow up going based on what they say. It isn't that she isn't verbally skilled (740 CR SAT in 8th grade). Just... not this kind of verbal.