Callista wrote:
Auditory processing problems? Yep. I can hear noise just fine--probably better than most--but processing it fast enough to get meaning out of it is a chore sometimes.
I've met at least one autistic woman who is Deaf not because of "traditional" hearing loss, but because she has auditory processing problems so severe that lip-reading is more reliable for her, and ASL is her natural language. If you're in the same boat, I think you should try to learn ASL. It's a beautiful language and there are communities of people who sign all over the place.
My hearing is great, but I have a hard time understanding what people are saying if I don't watch their mouth. I wouldn't say I'm a lip reader but it makes understanding a lot easier. It get's worse the more background noise there is, in a room full of people talking I can't understand any anybody because I'm hearing everybody.
I'm thinking of bringing it up with my doctor but I don't know what could be done for it.