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> I have an audio processing disorder, where I can clearly hear and memorize words, but sometimes I just won't understand them and will say "what?". But sometim

by pxc 4y ago

> I have an audio processing disorder, where I can clearly hear and memorize words, but sometimes I just won't understand them and will say "what?". But sometimes, before the other person can repeat anything, I'll have used my memory of those words to process them properly, and I'll give a response anyway. What's it called? I do this sometimes also and I'd like to know more.

LoganDark 4y ago
> What's it called? I do this sometimes also and I'd like to know more. I think it's called "Auditory Processing Disorder"[0]. I'm pretty sure it has to do with me being autistic. I've done hearing tests before and my hearing is just fine, it's just processing what I hear that is the problem. "Sometimes saying [“huh,” “what,” or “I don’t understand”] and then immediately responding appropriately"[1] is exactly what happens with me. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_processing_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_processing_disorder [1]: https://www.vocovision.com/resources/parents/auditory-processing-disorder/#:~:text=Sometimes%20saying%20one%20of%20the%20above,immediately%20responding%20appropriately https://www.vocovision.com/resources/parents/auditory-proces...
- pxc 4y ago
  Huh. I always just thought this was a feature of my ADHD, if I thought anything of it at all. Not sure if I'd qualify for a diagnosis, but either way, it's cool to have confirmed that such experiences are 'a thing'.
  - LoganDark 4y ago
    > if I thought anything of it at all I also only noticed because people would ask me to stop saying it, and then I would immediately say it anyway because it wasn't compulsive and I really couldn't tell that I was right about to understand what they said. I hadn't yet figured out that there was just a delay sometimes.
zingar 4y ago
Thank you! I’ve been wondering about this behavior in myself my entire life.

by pxc 4y ago

LoganDark 4y ago

> What's it called? I do this sometimes also and I'd like to know more. I think it's called "Auditory Processing Disorder"[0]. I'm pretty sure it has to do with me being autistic. I've done hearing tests before and my hearing is just fine, it's just processing what I hear that is the problem. "Sometimes saying [“huh,” “what,” or “I don’t understand”] and then immediately responding appropriately"[1] is exactly what happens with me. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_processing_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_processing_disorder [1]: https://www.vocovision.com/resources/parents/auditory-processing-disorder/#:~:text=Sometimes%20saying%20one%20of%20the%20above,immediately%20responding%20appropriately https://www.vocovision.com/resources/parents/auditory-proces...

pxc 4y ago
Huh. I always just thought this was a feature of my ADHD, if I thought anything of it at all. Not sure if I'd qualify for a diagnosis, but either way, it's cool to have confirmed that such experiences are 'a thing'.
- LoganDark 4y ago
  > if I thought anything of it at all I also only noticed because people would ask me to stop saying it, and then I would immediately say it anyway because it wasn't compulsive and I really couldn't tell that I was right about to understand what they said. I hadn't yet figured out that there was just a delay sometimes.

zingar 4y ago

Thank you! I’ve been wondering about this behavior in myself my entire life.