![]() The challenge speech-language pathologists face is that these disorders result in similar academic and communication difficulties, making them difficult to discriminate. Auditory memory also affects students’ ability to retain information in the classroom and can present similarly. Related disorders such as Attention Deficit (ADD) and Language Processing are commonly confused with auditory processing disorders. Your viewpoint is pretty ignorant really and you should do more research on a subject before making dismissive quips about people's diagnosed mental health.Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a commonly misunderstood disorder. Yet at the same time whilst stating it should require that, you've belittled their professional knowledge within the same statement. The process to get diagnosed is a thorough process with doctors and psychiatrists, both professionally trained. There is likely an issue within America of young children being misdiagnosed as having it but then there are so many people who go undiagnosed. ![]() There are a lot more people who have ADHD than society realises, as the stigma about it is really only just starting to lift just like in the past with things like Depression and Schizophrenia. The process of diagnosis is heavily gatekeeped to steer away people who don't have ADHD and want to abuse the medication, which unfortunately ends up doing harm to those who do have ADHD and could do with help sooner. It's actually difficult to get diagnosed with ADHD, as an adult anyway. Look at their face/mouth and try to use facial expressions to add meaning to the words they're saying, many folks with APD have unknowingly taught themselves how to lip/speechread. My best tips: position yourself so that the loudest thing next to you is the person you're trying to hear. I'll try to repeat the bits I did hear in order to speed up the clarification/repetition process. They've been an absolute lifesaver, and worth every one of the MANY pennies I had to spend on them. I have hearing aids specially programmed to provide a very small volume boost to sounds in the frequencies most used in speech (& programmed to have a TON of noise reduction too) sometimes these are referred to as 'low gain' hearing aids. Whatever part of my brain that filters out important sounds (like your voice) from all the other noise is broken". I've been formally diagnosed with APD (in addition to my ADHD).įor people that want more of an explanation I describe it as my brain having no concept of background noise, it's ALL noise. Like others who've commented, I also say I'm "Hard of hearing" to strangers who demand an explanation. AFTER developing a rather hefty case of Major Depressive Disorder, dropping out of high school, abusing substances in my rusty old Taurus after work and school, and failing in a few other aspects of my life. Thankfully, I am no longer undiagnosed, but I had no receptive ear from family so I reach out alone as a young adult with zero support. What's the use in trying to convince them otherwise if you can't really do any better anyway? To them it's just an excuse to mask your inherent character flaws and quirks. You get accused of being apathetic too, because /obviously/ you're doing this fun thing that makes you into a fool intentionally, which then results in you becoming apathetic. I think we have to swallow our discomfort because displaying it puts us in a vulnerable position.ĭid anyone else fail their hearing and eye exams in early elementary and get ripped on by family members only to find out in your teens that both were actually pretty average? It was nice growing up constantly listening to "Hey, deafy" and "Why can't you just pay attention?" and "You only care about yourself!" and "Why can't you just be normal?" It seems people find it easier to question your character and intelligence rather than actually viewing it as a problem that may need some attention, even if in almost the same breath they're telling you you're wise and full of potential. If you feel uncomfortable looking someone in the eye, I believe it's less likely that it's related to your inability to process what they're saying and more likely to be anxiety related. It probably helps with their perception of your character as far as assertiveness and confidence goes. ![]() If I have to ask them to repeat anything later it's better that I appeared attentive and forgot rather than that I forgot and also seemed apathetic in the moment. I always make sure I look people in the eyes when they're speaking because it's conveys the idea that I'm really trying to listen, even if my auditory processing is poor. If you are looking them in the eyes only when you have something to say. The unfortunate thing is that some people - especially those with any understanding of body language - might consider that to be a sign of disrespect.
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