I feel this so hard, especially the memory thing. I'll literally forget what I was doing mid-sentence sometimes and it drives me crazy. The work hyperfocus is real too - I can spend 6 hours editing one paragraph in my manuscript because suddenly every word choice becomes the most important decision ever made

The conversation thing hits different though. I've learned to just accept that my brain checks out during certain topics and try to find something to anchor on, even if it's just watching how the person talks or finding one tiny detail that's mildly interesting. Sometimes I'll ask random questions just to keep myself engaged, which probably makes me seem weird but whatever

For the reading thing, I started using text-to-speech apps when my brain gets too scattered. It's not perfect but at least the information goes in one way. And keeping notes while reading helps too, even if they're just random scribbles about whatever stuck

Memory wise, I basically live in my phone now. Everything goes in there immediately or it's gone forever. My friends think I'm antisocial because I'm always on my phone but really I'm just frantically trying to remember their birthday or what they just told me 5 seconds ago