I am Not Ignoring You, I am Just in a Zone!
Several years ago, someone emailed me saying that she was happy to find someone else out there in the world who was not only a burn survivor but also deaf. Unfortunately, at the time I received the email, I was hip-deep working on one of my many projects, so it was some time before I was able to respond to her email. And when I finally did, she read me the Riot Act for taking so long to respond to her email. I tried apologizing but, unfortunately, never heard from this person again. This is not the first time this has happened. It has happened with MANY other people getting upset over my very delayed replies to their messages. Thankfully, I have friends who are more understanding about my neurodiverse ways, as well as my VERY BUSY life, so they don’t make a federal case out of me taking some time to get back to them. Still, I feel guilty about being unable to respond to messages and then jump right back in to whatever else I was doing. Take today, for ex...