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
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They love us nerodivergent people until we start acting nerodivergent
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something that might be useful to people, but i recently learned that what i thought had been part of auditory processing issues is actually receptive language issues. cause id always heard audio processing issues described as "difficulty processing what youre hearing", and assumed that having trouble processing the meanings themself was part of it. but apparently audio processing is more accurately described specifically as like, "having difficulty processing which words are being said". and i definitely experience that, but apparently having difficulty connecting correctly-heard words to their meanings is actually a receptive language issues thing rather than an audio processing issues thing.
like, ive described my receptive language issues before as like, if my brain is a lake, then the lake is frozen and the words im hearing are sitting right above the ice and wont sink in. i can perfectly recognize the words, but either it takes longer for the meaning to click, or it doesn't click/permeate deep enough for the meaning to be fully/intuitively understood, or in some cases the meaning just doesnt click at all.
and another way this differs from audio processing issues is that it can apply to written words also. so like, having to read a sentence several times before it stops being just a mental noise and starts meaning something. or having to double check written instructions just as much as id have to ask for clarification on a lot of vocal ones. and i hadnt connected this to the same thing happening with vocal words before but yeah, both part of receptive language issues
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"lol you're so random and spontaneous"
Buddy, I have auditory processing disorder. I was fully staying on topic for what I thought you said. Thanks for believing I'm like this on purpose tho.
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So instead of ADHD, the psychologist said I had anixety and audio processing disorder.
I had to use all my willpower not to say “what?” after that.
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So maybe I'm not color blind and dyslexic, maybe it's just ANOTHER symptom of autism...
Apparently, like auditory processing disorder, visual processing disorder exist!
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1. VISUAL DISCRIMINATION ISSUES:
Trouble seeing the difference between similar letters, shapes, or objects2
2. VISUAL FIGURE-GROUND DISCRIMINATION ISSUES:
Struggle to distinguish a shape or letter from its background2
3. VISUAL SEQUENCING ISSUES:
Find it difficult to see shapes, letters, or words in the correct order; may skip lines or read the same line over and over2
4. VISUAL-MOTOR PROCESSING ISSUES:
Trouble using what they see to coordinate with the way they move; may struggle to write within lines or bump into objects while walking2
5. LONG- OR SHORT-TERM VISUAL MEMORY ISSUES:
Struggle to remember shapes, symbols, or objects they’ve seen, causing issues with reading and spelling2
6. VISUAL-SPATIAL ISSUES:
Trouble understanding where objects are in space; unsure how close objects are to one another2
7. VISUAL CLOSURE ISSUES:
Difficulty identifying an object when only parts of it are showing2
8. LETTER AND SYMBOL REVERSAL ISSUES:
Switch numbers or letters when writing, or may mistake “b” for “d” or “w” for “m”1
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You know maybe the adhd med shortage wouldn't waste as many of my spoons if I didn't have to wait for the number to give "speak to the pharmacist" as the last option on the phone, then transfer me to a hold line with shitty music, only to ask "hey do you have this med in stock?" Which takes less time than the operator going through all possible options with 5 different advertisements for the pharmacy
Oh, and if my state didn't bar me from getting my paper prescription in the middle of the shortage. That would've also helped a bit.
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apd culture is watching a show where people are literally speaking in your native accent and still not being able to understand shit
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