As a kid everyone said I'd miss a snake if it bit me. There was constant teasing. My mom stopped asking me to find stuff eventually. I had to work really hard at it, and I did get better, but my ability to 'see' things is greatly reduced compared to neurotypical people. And it's not just finding things, I don't see stuff. If it's been there for a while my eyes just skip over it. I can look right at it but my brain doesn't process that it's there. If it's not in my path, not where I'm working, I don't know it exists. And I miss things! I'll think I got everything, I'll check and double check, but always leave at least one thing behind and likely I looked right at it. This makes cleaning up messes hard, especially with a child who makes messes where I don't usually go or look.

My daughter is exactly the same way. And with how she bounces around during lessons and immediately forgets whatever the teacher says, I'm having her evaluated asap. It drives me absolutely crazy because like I've said the constant teasing made me work hard at it and I'm better than I used to be. I now understand why everyone was so exasperated with me. I wish my mother was alive so I could apologize.

What can I do to get better about this? How do I help my daughter?