#apd

[autiebiographical]

Please be patient with those of us with auditory processing disorder. We just need more time for the gears to turn in our heads.

[hexarthra-mira]

A lot of people don't realise that autism has a lot in common with cluster B personality disorders and it shows!! Like we are supposed to stand in solidarity but even in 2025 I still see autistics calling people they don't like narcissists :(

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

What is Auditory Processing?

Mrs Speechie P

[toomuchdivergentformyneuro]

some things i didn’t realize were my ADHD until fairly recently:

(i’m probably combined type btw)

constantly starting new projects and wanting to do loads of things all at once, and then having loads of unfinished ones all over the place because i get tired of them before i can finish them and have another idea that i want to pursue

binge-reading books or whole book series within a few hours/days and not being able to think or do anything else other than that

being suddenly possessed with the urge to clean my entire room every once a month to a few months and not being able to do anything else other than that in that time when i have that urge, and getting incredibly angry and/or anxious when interrupted

being absolutely depressed, anxious, and having SI and/or SH urges/thoughts just because i’m bored, and nothing being able to solve that boredom no matter what i try to do

feeling rejected/unloved/unwanted in a ton of situations because of the way someone worded something

not being able to follow conversations because i keep getting distracted by my trains of thought, and because i can barely understand the person i’m talking to since i can’t hear what they’re saying

forgetting something i was thinking about/told/etc. as soon as i step into a new room/environment

forgetting literally everything, and learning to make lists, checking everything so many times, and thinking again and again about something to make sure that doesn’t happen

always fidgeting in some way, even when not anxious, and needing some sort of stimuli on in the background

my brain racing 90% of the time (the other 10% is when i’m extremely exhausted and my brain is shutting off/has shut off), even when i’m not anxious, and sometimes getting overwhelmed by that

forgetting something from a few seconds ago, and constantly needing to retrace my steps, whether physically or mentally

becoming really attached to someone new incredibly fast, and then feeling nothing (or not as much at least) for them once i’m adjusted to them

and many more things. i might do a part 2 another time, and just keep adding from there. but it’s incredibly astonishing to me that i only recently figured out these things and found answers for it all.

[rambles-of-mental-illness]

Neurodiversity

Neurodivergence refers to variations in neurological functioning that diverge from what is considered typical or "neurotypical." While there is no single, universally agreed-upon list, neurodivergent disorders generally include conditions that affect cognition, behavior, perception, or social functioning.

1. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) (controversial as a separate diagnosis)

Asperger’s Syndrome (outdated term, now part of ASD)

2. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

ADHD (Predominantly Inattentive Type)

ADHD (Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type)

ADHD (Combined Type)

3. Learning Disabilities & Processing Disorders

Dyslexia (difficulty with reading and language processing)

Dyscalculia (difficulty with math and numerical processing)

Dysgraphia (difficulty with writing and fine motor skills)

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)

Visual Processing Disorder (VPD)

Nonverbal Learning Disability (NVLD)

4. Intellectual Disabilities

Global Developmental Delay

Down Syndrome

Fragile X Syndrome

Williams Syndrome

Prader-Willi Syndrome

5. Communication Disorders

Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

Speech Sound Disorder

Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Selective Mutism

6. Tic Disorders

Tourette Syndrome

Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder

Provisional Tic Disorder

7. Mental Health Conditions Often Considered Neurodivergent

Schizophrenia Spectrum & Other Psychotic Disorders

Schizophrenia

Schizoaffective Disorder

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Delusional Disorder

Mood Disorders with Neurological Features

Bipolar Disorder

Major Depressive Disorder (long-term cases cause atrophy in brain regions like the hippocampus)

Dysthymia (Persistent Depressive Disorder)

Anxiety & Related Conditions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) (sometimes considered)

Panic Disorder (sometimes considered)

Trauma-Related Disorders (sometimes included)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (when it significantly alters cognition and sensory processing)

Complex PTSD (CPTSD)

Dissociative Disorders

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

Personality Disorders (Not all PDs)

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)

Schizotypal Personality Disorder (StPD)

8. Sensory Processing Differences

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) (not formally recognized in DSM-5 but widely acknowledged in neurodivergent communities)

9. Epilepsy & Neurological Conditions (sometimes considered)

Epilepsy

Migraines with Aura

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

10. Other Conditions Sometimes Considered Neurodivergent

Hyperlexia (advanced reading ability with comprehension difficulties)

Synesthesia (cross-wiring of sensory experiences)

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) (due to high comorbidity with neurodivergence)

Autoimmune Encephalitis (when it affects cognitive function)

Neurodivergence is a broad and evolving concept, with some conditions more widely accepted as neurodivergent than others. The core idea is that neurodivergent individuals experience the world in ways that differ from neurotypical standards, often due to innate neurological differences.

[buried-dog]

Just a reminder that although "my body my choice" is about women [edit: and anyone with the ability to get pregnant] this rule also applies to disabled people refusing treatment and aids.

It's my choice I don't take painkillers for my chronic pain and rather just stay home most of the time and skip lectures.

It's my choice I don't use a cane, even though I have access to one, despite the fact I could walk further with it and not limp.

It's my choice I don't do hearing rehabilitation or wear hearing aids for my APD despite the fact I can't hear lectures or my friends properly.

It's my choice I don't go to therapy or take meds for my disorders.

It's my choice and I don't care what you think. It's my right to choose those things. I know my body the best, you have no say in this.

"But you could hear better! You could not be in pain and walk normally! You could be better!" I don't care. I'm fine being the way I am. I know what's good for me. I know painkillers would hurt my body more then help for at least three reasons. I'm not a child, I know what I want and the consequences of not doing something. My health, my rules.

[justabunny]

I wish people were more patient with people who have hearing issues. I'm sorry I couldn't hear you but also you need to learn some compassion and patience <3

[rileylastname]

people who add non-autogenerated subtitles to videos are the most attractive people on this planet and allowed to steal one (1) thing from my home. including a kiss

[artani]

Agujero negro

[gaylordthethird]

auditory processing disorder simulation real 2025

[anexperimentallife]

Which one are you?

[mascspomax]

if someone could write a book on how to do everything ‘normally’ with specific step by step instructions that’d be very appreciated!

[snortoborto]

Hey! If you think people with BPD are inherently abusers, you're literally just an ableist piece of shit.

I actually love to break it to you, so here you go:

if you've been hurt by a person with a certain trait or an individual who belongs to a larger community, and you use your personal hurt to validate your bigotry against all other people who share that trait or also belong to that group, you're just that, a bigot.

I don't know why it's seemingly okay to vilianize, dehumanize, and abuse people with cluster B disorders, even in progressive spaces. Especially BPD.

As someone with borderline, I've been mistreated by a wide swath of people (obviously, considering this is the disorder you develop from being abused), but I've never harbored dehumanizing ideas or perpetuated harmful behaviors towards or about entire minority groups because of my individual expirences.

It's wild to me that so many people with BPD are so deeply empathetic and considerate, but people just choose to demonize us because that's easier than accepting the reality that all individuals from all walks of life are capable of doing harm.

I'm not responsible for the actions of someone with BPD who hurt you just because we share a diagnosis. Everyone with a cluster B disorder does not have to die on the cross for the sins of one individual. This is a very simple concept that people generally understand until they're looking for an excuse to be ableist.

And also FUCK pop psychology for instilling the general idea that anyone who does harm MUST be disordered (specifically cluster B) because normal, nice, safe neurotypical people are incapable of doing harm. The world and the people in it are a lot more complex and multifaceted than you think. I know everyone wants an easy way to deem individuals safe and kind and good, in contrast to those bad, evil, unsafe people, but ableism is not the answer. In fact, there is no answer because that's not how the world works. That's not how people work.

If your acceptance of and advocacy for neurodivergent people only includes woobified notions of people who are "too afraid to ask for no pickles," you are basically just virtue signaling.

If you actually care about mental health awareness and mentally ill people, you might have to be ready to feel uncomfortable in order to confront some deeply ingrained ableism. And you might have to, God forbid, engage with mentally ill people who have lost the ability to perform or mask, or who never could in the first place. You'll have to see and recognize pain that is not "tragically beautiful" or whatever. You'll have to see our reality, warts and all.

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Experiencing Auditory Processing Disorder

The Autistic Teacher

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Auditory Processing Disorder

[PT: Auditory Processing Disorder]

“Auditory processing disorder, also called APD, is a type of hearing loss caused by something affecting the part of the brain that processes how you hear. Ear damage causes other types of hearing loss.” - Mayo Clinic (for more press this link)

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[xgarlicbreadx]

Ok so I got to thinking and here's my pitch for an APD (auditory processing disorder) creature. Introducing.... the 'Huh?'

Idk just a thought