this my close friends and family have gotten used to it but i really struggle with this and often stumble on my words it’s so embarrassing answering questions in class or talking to professionals like op said i do a similar thing when people are talking to me i usually say “huh” and then answer the question before they repeat it because my brain needed to catch up it seems easier to ask them to say it again then to be like “sorry i need a minute to comprehend what you said and come up with a response in words that are intelligible”