Aspergers, adhd and capd

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Anyone deal with the third? Central auditory processing disorder?

In case anyone asks, here is the definition of CAPD:


Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) (previously known as "Central Auditory Processing Disorder" (CAPD)) is a disorder in how auditory information is processed in the brain. It is not a sensory hearing impairment; individuals with APD usually have normal peripheral hearing ability. APD is an umbrella term that describe a variety of problems with the brain that can interfere with processing auditory information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_p ... g_disorder

I have Sensory Integration disorder (probably). Isn't that the same thing but including many senses?
For instance, I can't hear people in a noisy room even if other people can.

My daughter has this I think. I have some of it too, like not being able to follow a conversation in a noisy place. I cannot follow conversations between three or more people very well too. My daughter really can't remember almost anything said to her, unless she was very keen on hearing it. She also can't work with verbally given complex tasks. She can't deal with things like: Come in, close the door, take off your coat and bring it to your room.

this i sneat. there is nothign wrong with my hearing i just never understood what was being said. i will ask someone about this.

I would say have this but have never been diagnosed. I cannot take orders verbally, they must be written and I can only listen to one person talking at a time or I get really confused and give up.

I think I have some of this. I think there are some techniques that are supposed to help the condition. Maybe someone will be able to tell you where to find out about them.
I never checked them out because I'm losing my hearing anyway, but it may be very helpful to someone with normal hearing.

I think there are special diets that reduce the "negative symptoms of autism", but I don't know if they work or if they help with this.
Anyway I couldn't find them.

Hi there

I have auditory processing disorder. I have posted about it in this thread: http://www.wrongplanet.net/asperger.htm ... highlight=

Since that post I have received a perfunctory diagnosis, and was told by the audiological scientist that I should listen harder (!).

Robin

Found it on the BBC:

I have most of those symtoms but I also have all the classic symptoms of autism like not liking to hugged and big issues with eye contact, sticking to routeins etc.

Paul

I think I have CAPD. I never knew about it until after I got hearing aids and began reading about hearing related issues. Then I discovered maybe one reason why the hearing aids still don't help me to hear everything even though my hearing loss is considered mild is because of CAPD. The way I understand it its like the ear hearing the sound but the brain is unable to translate that sound into a meaning. Or there is a slight time delay in the translation which is more like what I have. Also from my understanding people who need hearing aids but refuse them for years and then later get them will acquire something very similar to CAPD where their brain forgets what certain sounds mean though they once knew those sounds.

Simply put its like a wiring problem in the brain or like potholes in the pathways of the brain. For me with my HA's turned way up I hear things load and clear, but what the hell does it mean?

I'm so uncomfortable talking to any NT's about my Aspergers that I have not ever told my audiologist that I might have CAPD. Someone else told her I have Aspergers so she may have figured out as much by now, but can't bring myself to talk to her about it. But I don't know if there's much a dr or audi can do to help with it.

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/autism_world/97340

I am sure now I definitely have it as it is often not a complete diagnosis in itself but the is a lot of comorbidity with autism. Up till the age of 15 I was a chronic underachiever, well back in the field. I was even held back a grade at year 8. After specializing in more visual and logical tasks I really came ahead in leaps and bounds

Paul

I have never heard of Apt before but I don't know anyone who would have this problem. Its actually really knew information to me. How many has it.