I have ADHD diagnosed in my 30’s, and can’t seem to remember names even seconds after they are said. Sometimes I try so hard that I can’t follow the conversation because I’m focusing on repeating their name over and over so I don’t forget.
Inevitably I focus back on the conversation and the person’s name is lost.
Texting their name to me tends to work, but others tend to find this odd/annoying/off-putting if I halt an organic conversation to text myself their name. And can even find it quite disrespectful.
So, Title: Have any of you “cracked” how to remember names in active conversation?
One I also use are trying to find a place to say their name (As another commenter mentioned).
I have found that names that come up organically stick. Like a toddler that mine was playing with, I heard him say his name and it just stuck, no effort required. So the ability to remember them is there, but the situation in which it is remembered is transient 🤔