Auditory Processing Disorder

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When people are talking to me I look at their mouth. At first I thought this was to avoid eye contact, but now I realise it's actually so I can lip read, as well as avoiding eye contact. I was playing this game with a group from church where we have to lip read people and I was best at it, probably because I do it all the time anyway.

I have difficulty processing what someone has just said to me, and I often have to get them to repeat it.

Quite often I don't process everything someone has said to me, so I have use the pieces I did hear/understand to figure out what they have just said.

There is an obvious delay between hearing what someone has said and my response because I have to take a second or two to figure out what they have said.

Does anyone know if this is normal, AS, or could I have an APD?

What are the other symptoms of APDs?

I often look at people's mouths when they talk. I don't think it's normal. I do think that for me at least it is to avoid the eyes of a person. eyes give information that is confusing or even contradictory to what is said

I've never had a problem with eye contact but I am absolutely horrible at reading lips.

The eyes can sometimes be intense and frightning, I usually look at people's mouths when this happens.

As for having to make out what people say, sometimes words escape me as well and I have to mentally "fill in" what they might have said. I've gone through some embarrassing moments because of this, where I didn't hear what the person said and took a wild and wrong guess.

Hello there,

I have APD. My main difficulties are understanding speech if there's background noise, and following long conversations. I have a lot of other stuff going on too, but that's the most straightforward stuff to point out. (I am very tired and can't concentrate at the moment)

There's a site with some information here:

http://www.infosheets.apduk.org/apduk.htm

Best wishes

Robin

Audistid topic

(relating to hearing)

Actually, the senseof hearing may not be a problem with people living on the Autism Spectrum--it is how they process what they hear.

The harder I listen, the less I am able to understand. I find this frightening. Sometimes it sounds as though people are talking gibberish. I was dx with Central Auditory Processing disorder, along with Asperger's and dyspraxia. Others have even more pressing challenges.

Not understanding what is communicated is probably what makes me the most Autistic, and this is the reason I prefer written communication. I just wish I could type faster, but dexterity is an issue as well.

Oh, well. As I have stated, things could be worse.

The audiologist says that she cannot rule out APD in my case because I have autism. Since those on the spectrum have difficulty with processing language, it could be the autism. However, since I do have such difficulty with hearing background noise and with my pragmatic speech (complex social tasks) that she cannot rule it out.

I read lips too and struggle to follow conversations (especially with background noise). I also have the additional burden of not being able to "hear" my speech volume, so if I am talking too loudly or softly, I do not know unless someone tells me. Really long conversations (especially the "listening" part) tires me out by the end of the day. I prefer to be alone because I need that quiet time for my brain to "rest" (due to sensory AND auditory issues).

Part of my anxiety issues stem from the APD AND autism. I get a double dose of my joy! (sarcasm)

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wblastyn,

I am the SAME way. I have LITTLE problem with native accents(english, american, australian, new zealand, irish, etc). but some people don't even really speak english. It is some wierd variant. Five may become fie, history might become easter, determine may become data-mine, etc....

Anyway, the problem you described is a common comorbid of AS.