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I recently tried to explain what having an auditory processing disorder was like to someone.
"You know when you're in a crowded bar and you can't understand what the other person is saying?"
"No one can understand what people are saying then!"
If you want to know, here it is:
"You know when you're in a crowded bar and you can't understand what the other person is saying?"
"No one can understand what people are saying then!"
If you want to know, here it is:
When you're in a noisy environment and you can't understand what someone is saying so you either guess or say "what?" three times before giving up and pretending you heard. But all the time. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
Sound is like what sound is when you're hung over. The noise of the fridge is painful. Last night you were watching the tv at volume 30 and now watching it at 12 hurts. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
It can be like "hearing without listening". If someone gives me an instruction, I have to watch what they are saying not just listen, because otherwise it doesn't enter my working memory. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
Listening (and processing the information being heard) for extended periods can be as exhausting as reading a dense textbook on a subject you're not interested in, EVEN IF you're interested in what you're listening to. Lectures are a nightmare. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
Identifying contextual meaning often becomes a finely tuned skill. I can spend a good few sentences thinking my friend on minimum wage just bought a new boat before I realise that no, they bought a new COAT. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
I can look like "good eye contact" in an autistic person when someone else is speaking, because they are lip reading to supplement their processing. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
It can look like someone understanding complex concepts when they read them, but struggling with simple multi-step concepts when they're explained orally. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
It can look like not being able to focus, even on simple tasks, in a noisy environment. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
It can also look like someone mouthing the words someone else is saying as they say them.
I did this until 6/7 when other kids bullying me over it made me stop. Looking back, I’d guess it helped me while I learned to lip read in environments where I couldn’t ask for repetition.
I did this until 6/7 when other kids bullying me over it made me stop. Looking back, I’d guess it helped me while I learned to lip read in environments where I couldn’t ask for repetition.
It can look like someone who always has subtitles on on their tv/phone. #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
There are some great additional examples in the replies.
If you prefer to know what’s happening rather than examples of the experience, this thread might interest you: https://twitter.com/ndmedstudent/status/1308400056479997954
If you prefer to know what’s happening rather than examples of the experience, this thread might interest you: https://twitter.com/ndmedstudent/status/1308400056479997954
The other example that occurred to me today: it’s kind of like when you mishear lyrics, but all the time. Depending on severity, any sentence or every word could be “lonely Starbucks lovers”.
(Irony: I’m less likely to sing the wrong lyrics than most, because I read lyrics)
(Irony: I’m less likely to sing the wrong lyrics than most, because I read lyrics)
