It takes a great deal of work, and my accuracy is still meh, but it can be done. In person interactions wind up being a balancing act between parsing the social

It takes a great deal of work, and my accuracy is still meh, but it can be done. In person interactions wind up being a balancing act between parsing the social cues (verbal and nonverbal) and listening to the words being said. Never both at the same time. It can be exhausting and can take a day or two to fully recover from a prolonged day of socializing.