Aside from the noise, the washer and dryer, I can handle.

I am, however, completely freaked out by the telephone. Just thinking about using it makes me anxious. I really can't talk to someone, in real time, when I can't see them. Without someone to focus on, I can't block out all the noises and distractions around me.

I also have a tendency to, unknowingly, repeat myself. Talking face to face, I can pick up visual clues that the person has heard it before - and stop. On the phone, there's no body language to help. People are too polite to say anything, so I worry that I'm boring the heck out of them.

I prefer to communicate by email. That way I can proof my comments and people don't have to put up with (or judge me by) my repetition, apraxia and aphasia.