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Or introverted! My family of ADHDers will not only interrupt over last word, but sometimes two people will complete their full sentences at the same time. We're all on top of it. No worries if you didn't finish your thought because we changed topics, just say the sentence when there's a nice lull 40 minutes later with no introduction at all and we're all back in. No one ever feels interrupted or has hurt feelings, we just are glad of each other's company and love to get together. All the husbands are really sensitive about it and take it very personally, but my brother just brought in a long term gf who fits right in! She also interrupts with the most interesting things! We love her!
My husband hates being interrupted, but if i don't jump in, he will talk for 15 minutes or longer with no breaks about something whether I'm interested or not. So he rambles and I interrupt and we both think the other has poor awareness. We love long car drives because there's plenty of time for both