This was inspired by a question on another ADD group that I belong to. One of the women noted that she felt a lot like Anya from BtVS - specifically the phrase the “Oddly Literal Girl”.
I do find that I am sometimes “oddly literal”, although not so much now as I used to be. I think it happens when I’m in a new situation.
But another story that really affected me was a little story (is there something shorter than a short story?) in a book called “Sideways Stories from Wayside School”. One of the stories is about a boy who is always just a step off from the rest of the class, so always getting into trouble because of that. This whole story is on Google books, so you can read it here: Todd
Does that sound familiar? Are there any other fictional characters who have similar experiences to yours that you’ve noticed?