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  1. Tomorrow should be interesting. I'm going in to the audiologist for an annual review of my audiogram and also APD (auditory processing disorder).

    This will be helpful for my new speech therapist (SLP) that I meet the next day.

    I've been kinda neglecting my APD since getting good at reading lips and closed captions, but think I can still do better to aid in comprehension in conversations with humans.

    #Audiogram #Audiologist #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #SpeechTherapy

  2. Tomorrow should be interesting. I'm going in to the audiologist for an annual review of my audiogram and also APD (auditory processing disorder).

    This will be helpful for my new speech therapist (SLP) that I meet the next day.

    I've been kinda neglecting my APD since getting good at reading lips and closed captions, but think I can still do better to aid in comprehension in conversations with humans.

    #Audiogram #Audiologist #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #SpeechTherapy

  3. Tomorrow should be interesting. I'm going in to the audiologist for an annual review of my audiogram and also APD (auditory processing disorder).

    This will be helpful for my new speech therapist (SLP) that I meet the next day.

    I've been kinda neglecting my APD since getting good at reading lips and closed captions, but think I can still do better to aid in comprehension in conversations with humans.

    #Audiogram #Audiologist #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #SpeechTherapy

  4. Tomorrow should be interesting. I'm going in to the audiologist for an annual review of my audiogram and also APD (auditory processing disorder).

    This will be helpful for my new speech therapist (SLP) that I meet the next day.

    I've been kinda neglecting my APD since getting good at reading lips and closed captions, but think I can still do better to aid in comprehension in conversations with humans.

    #Audiogram #Audiologist #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #SpeechTherapy

  5. Tomorrow should be interesting. I'm going in to the audiologist for an annual review of my audiogram and also APD (auditory processing disorder).

    This will be helpful for my new speech therapist (SLP) that I meet the next day.

    I've been kinda neglecting my APD since getting good at reading lips and closed captions, but think I can still do better to aid in comprehension in conversations with humans.

    #Audiogram #Audiologist #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #SpeechTherapy

  6. The symptoms associated with trauma can also be found in a wide range of other conditions.

    These include:

    - Autism
    - Schizophrenia
    - BPD and other 'personality disorders'
    - Depression
    - Anxiety disorder (GAD)

    And many others.

    ⬇️ (more info below)

    #Autism #Trauma #Safety #Hypervigilance #Anxiety #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #PersonalityDisorder

  7. #AuDHD time management:
    I have an appointment at 17:00. It’s in a different town, to which I’ll go by a train, and to the train station I’d go by metro and then walk(when I booked the appointment, there was a direct train there from a nearby station that’s just about an hour walk from here, but it recently got temporarily suspended due to road works)
    So, the train takes 30-35 minutes, and there’s 10 minutes walk to the address I need from the train station, so I need about an hour to come there, trains are going every six minutes, so, I guess, just to be on the safer side, I have to be on the train station no later than at 15:45.
    It’s 40 minutes walk to the train station from my line of metro (I could have just transfer to another line, but that other line is old and makes me feel quite claustrophobic, so I absolutely definitely prefer to walk), so to be safe, I need to go out of metro no later than 14:50.
    On metro, from my station to that station, maps say it’s 40 minutes, but based on previous trips I refuse to believe it’s less than an hour, and what if I will need to miss one train - no, I should count more than an hour. Ok, I guess, to be on metro at around 13:40 should be safe.
    To the metro, there’s about 800m walking, so, I suppose, I need to plan to go out at 13:15. Which means I have to be already prepared at about 13:00 to have those 15 minutes to check that everything is ok. It takes anything from 10 minutes to an hour to get ready, so I am putting an alarm to start get dressed at 12:00. Oh, and I have to make sure all the documents are ready and I didn’t forget anything, so I have to set another alarm at 11:30 to have time for that.
    I could go by taxi and the trip would take 45 minutes, but it would cost 40+ euro one way.

    There is no direct bus, and I hesitate using buses with transfers due to a fear to get confused and go somewhere wrong - and generally I have stopped using them when the Covid pandemic began, and have used them just a few times since then, idk why, but I feel very uncomfortable in them compared to trains/metro

    So, for an appointment at 17:00, the alarms start at 11:30. And in the morning I can’t start anything that takes uncertain time to be finished, so the day is basically gone.

    This appointment could have been a phone call, but I al not ok with phone calls, and I don’t trust my APD to get everything right, and it’s just too important to have it by phone because I know I am always stressed so much by the very need to decipher things during a call that I totally forget about all the important stuff I wanted to clarify

    Instead, I took a vacation day for today - with a single purpose to attend this appointment

    I was told: you can’t have #ADHD, you are never late. That’s why. That’s why I am never late - because I manage every timed human interaction this way

    I was told: you don’t have all these diagnoses, they are for people whose life is severely impacted, and yours is ok. That’s. That’s what happens inside when from outside it looks ok and not impacted.

    #neurodivergent
    #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
    #anxiety
    @actuallyautistic

  8. Girl-type-thing whose auditory processing was too slow to process Hank Green talking about HTTP response status codes at full speed, so she just slowed the video speed down to 0.75 times in order to comprehend and absorb what he was saying 🥺

    Yay for the Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) that came bundled with our AuDHD :Sighing_Face: 🤦‍♀️

    #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #neurospicy #neurodivergent

  9. sometimes I wish it was possible to be like Hoshi Sato, just picking up entire languages in a couple days

    I always watch stuff with subtitles bc I have some minor auditory processing issues¹

    lately I've been watching a lot of dubbed² stuff³ and it's been really fascinating seeing the differences between the dubs and the subtitles meant as a translation for the original language

    I mean, it's similar to the way subtitles meant for #Deaf and #HardOfHearing viewers are sometimes slightly off from what was said (which is an #accessibility issue)

    #disability #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #linguistics

    ¹ it's worst over the phone, which is fun since that's my whole job, or if I otherwise can't see the person who's speaking, which sometimes happens in TV/movies
    ² I finished #Ranma12 and started #ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo
    ³ or, in the case of #StopHibariKun, both an anime and a manga with fan translations by different people

  10. But Krisp and other (particularly AI-powered) noise cancelling technologies are particularly egregious in two big ways:

    • One, they'll often (but not always) influence the threshold mechanism for transmitting. From a Gamer's perspective, this is good, because they can hug the smoke detectors in their home and nobody hears it...

    ... but it also means that if they're making any sort of noise while actively speaking, small sections of the meaningful audio just get disappeared never to be heard again.

    • Two, most of these are actively altering the audio to try and subtract the spurious sound from the speech, and since it's not part of the averaged background (like with NC), this is a much more computationally involved task. Thus, leaning on AI.

    ... But its an imperfect and imprecise process, and swings for 'good enough' in an admittedly difficult problem-space. Speech is wholly altered; transients are cut or rounded, timing can be reinterpolated, etc.

    Many (most?) people can work through this with little difficulty, but for people with an #AuditoryProcessingDisorder especially, the combination of these factors and the lack of visual cues like lip-reading to 'fill in the gaps,' it can turn what should be fun or productive time into frustration, depression, and disengagement.

  11. @lnr For many many years I wondered "what the hell is a 'tetley tree'? until I read the lyrics and it made so much more sense. #auditoryProcessingDisorder

  12. Funny thing last week with #accents — for context, my visual acuity and #ventral stream are stronger than average, but I've got some #AuditoryProcessingDisorder or auditory #agnosia so that listening to thick accents is like watching with subtitles that autocorrect.

    An audio-only Welsh accent said "Cally Cook" but I heard the word "Kirk". Then it hit me that #CaptainKirk and #CaptainCook are both famous captains … COULD THEY BE the same name on purpose?

    Guess what: James Cook, James Kirk.

  13. Funny thing last week with #accents — for context, my visual acuity and #ventral stream are stronger than average, but I've got some #AuditoryProcessingDisorder or auditory #agnosia so that listening to thick accents is like watching with subtitles that autocorrect.

    An audio-only Welsh accent said "Cally Cook" but I heard the word "Kirk". Then it hit me that #CaptainKirk and #CaptainCook are both famous captains … COULD THEY BE the same name on purpose?

    Guess what: James Cook, James Kirk.

  14. Funny thing last week with #accents — for context, my visual acuity and #ventral stream are stronger than average, but I've got some #AuditoryProcessingDisorder or auditory #agnosia so that listening to thick accents is like watching with subtitles that autocorrect.

    An audio-only Welsh accent said "Cally Cook" but I heard the word "Kirk". Then it hit me that #CaptainKirk and #CaptainCook are both famous captains … COULD THEY BE the same name on purpose?

    Guess what: James Cook, James Kirk.

  15. Funny thing last week with #accents — for context, my visual acuity and #ventral stream are stronger than average, but I've got some #AuditoryProcessingDisorder or auditory #agnosia so that listening to thick accents is like watching with subtitles that autocorrect.

    An audio-only Welsh accent said "Cally Cook" but I heard the word "Kirk". Then it hit me that #CaptainKirk and #CaptainCook are both famous captains … COULD THEY BE the same name on purpose?

    Guess what: James Cook, James Kirk.

  16. Funny thing last week with #accents — for context, my visual acuity and #ventral stream are stronger than average, but I've got some #AuditoryProcessingDisorder or auditory #agnosia so that listening to thick accents is like watching with subtitles that autocorrect.

    An audio-only Welsh accent said "Cally Cook" but I heard the word "Kirk". Then it hit me that #CaptainKirk and #CaptainCook are both famous captains … COULD THEY BE the same name on purpose?

    Guess what: James Cook, James Kirk.

  17. For years, we used to explain to folks that we experienced a phonological delay in processing speech or sounds, and that it was likely linked to us being autistic.

    We only later worked out that we're actually AuDHD (inattentive ADHD and autistic) and that there's an actual medical term for this: auditory processing disorder.

    If you're some flavour of neurospicy, you might have it too without realising. Common signs and symptoms include:

    • speaking louder or softer than is situationally appropriate;
    • difficulty remembering lists or sequences;
    • needing words or sentences to be repeated;
    • impaired ability to memorize information learned by listening;
    • interpreting words too literally;
    • needing assistance to hear clearly in noisy environments;
    • relying on accommodation and modification strategies;
    • finding or requesting a quiet work space away from others;
    • requesting written material when attending oral presentations; and
    • asking for directions to be given one step at a time.

    It heavily overlaps with ADHD and autism :ADHD_Butterfly:​ :AutismSymbol:​

    Hope this is helpful to someone :NeurodiversitySymbol:​

    #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAuDHD #ADHD #AuDHD #autistic #autism #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #neurospicy #APD #AuditoryProcessingDisorder

  18. I was in a virtual meeting with a bunch of people once, and one of them had a very strong accent. She was talking about how it made her so angry that people couldn’t understand her when she spoke, and that they blamed her accent. I kept my mouth shut on the matter, but was thinking that because of my auditory processing issues, I frequently have a hard time understanding people with the same accent as me. Keeping my attention super-focused on only the person speaking is exhausting for me. I often hear everything going on around me with the same weight as the person speaking to me. It’s not intentional. It’s how my brain works. And if I’m tired or not feeling well, it gets that much more difficult. Adding an accent to the mix is just another obstacle for me to overcome. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #ActuallyAutistic #Hearing #Listening #ADHD #AuDHD

  19. I have been said that I "missed out on all the fun" but...I didn't. I have #AuditoryProcessingDisorder so loud environments, like bars, are awful to me and I couldn't hear anything anyway. I get a #Migraine from flashing lights, so half of my body could get paralyzed and in insurmountable pain.

    And it isn't fun for me, to drink and then feel awful in the morning. If someone can't have fun sober, it is a problem, not a pastime.

    I don't want to put my little energy into hurting and drowning.

  20. If it is important information, it needs to be given to students in MULTIPLE forms. You cannot omit important info from your slides, only speak that info verbally, test (in some form) that info, and then be surprised or upset when they don't do well. Some students have #AuditoryProcessingDisorder, others might be hard of hearing, others #ADHD, etc. The diagnosis & the #disability (official or not) do not matter; the #accessibility does. Your #teaching is not accessible.

    #UDL #InclusiveTeaching

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    #Neurodivergent #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #Autism #Autistic #AuDHD #deals #PrimeDays

  22. @autistic_enby I hate how ‘modern restaurants' have no carpet now. ‘Back in the day' many did and it was WONDERFUL. But they also had smoking sections so... win some lose some. I was always distracted by projectors too in school. I would either hear the fans too loudly -- and they would sit me near them! Or I would get distracted by the dust particles floating…

    #adhd #AuditoryProcessingDisorder

  23. It’s been a while so here’s an updated #introduction ! My name is Andy (straight white cis male but total #ally to the #queer community! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️).

    I’m a #maker from the #netherlands (originally British but have been living in #amsterdam for 11 years). I’m #neurodiverse (#adhd and #AuditoryProcessingDisorder ). I love to #travel and I’m a member of the #SatanicTemple 🤘

    #design manager by day

    #Follow me for #HomeRennovation , #3dprinting, #electronics , #diy, #accessibility and #parenting .

  24. Tried to enjoy the Les Miserables musical.
    I couldn’t understand 50% of what was said/sung…
    Pretty sure I’ve got Auditory Processing Disorder 😥 made the whole experience miserable.

    #lesmiserables #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #adp

  25. I just realized why I hate #remoteworking when everyone around me seems to love it: it fucks with my #AuDHD #masking.

    I didn't realize until I was forced to WFH in 2020 just how much I rely on #bodydoubling to function: everything from assessing how hard I'm supposed to be working based on the people around me, to remembering to each lunch. I'm much better at conversation IRL - being on the phone constantly with people whose lips I can't see messes with my #auditoryprocessing, which makes me more socially anxious, which makes it harder to focus and retain information. It threw off the daily routine I was precariously managing. I can't just copy the emotional reactions of everyone around me = I don't know what the "appropriate" emotional reactions are for situations = I just default to constant anxiety.

    I feel bad because so many #neurodivergent folks really prefer #WFH but I selfishly want y'all to come back to the office so I can unfuck my life 😩 Am I alone here, @actuallyautistic ?

    #autistic #actuallyautistic #ADHD #actuallyadhd #autisticmasking #ADHDAutism #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #80hd #burnout #autisticburnout

  26. Severe misophonia runs on both sides of my family. My mom feels pain at certain sounds, and so do I. My dad vomits when he hears certain sounds, and so does a cousin on my dad’s side of the family. I have strong visceral reactions to some everyday noises. It’s a testament to my tenacity that I can still function in society. #misophonia #SoundSensitivity #neurodivergent #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #synesthesia

  27. Lots of us watch videos or listen to podcasts at 2x speed, right? This seems to be a pretty well known thing. Less than 1.75 just always seems too slow for me.

    But this is only true when someone is speaking normally. If someone is reading from a script, it sounds completely unnatural to me, and I can't process it all, even at normal speed, unless I concentrate exceptionally hard.

    Someone suggested that maybe it's that the average person isn't very good at reading aloud, but I don't think it's that. Even top-rated audiobooks are also entirely impossible to listen to.

    Doe anyone else relate to any of this, or have any pointers to anything where I could learn more? I've read some stuff on #AuditoryProcessingDisorder, but most of that doesn't apply to me, and I'm struggling to find anything else related.

    One clue seems to be that stand-up comedy seems to work, even though that's mostly scripted. I don't really know what the difference is, but my guess would be that they work hard at making it sound natural, whereas most people reading speak in a different manner. But I don't have the vocabulary for describing any of this, so don't know how to google for more.

    #AskingNeurodivergents #AskingAutistics #AskingADHD #ADHD #Autism #Hyperlexia #ActuallyAutistic #APD