Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
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Introduction
Sam is a 10-yo who has troubles paying attention in school. He has been diagnosed with ADHD, but treatment with ADHD medications hasn’t really helped. He always needs the instructions repeated in class, and has difficulty focusing in gym class. When alone with the teacher, he tends to understand things, but has troubles with group activities. Music class is tough because he can never understand the lyrics to songs. Since this year, he has a new teacher with an accent, and has been struggling to understand him.
Mary is in her 40’s, married with three children. She had a concussion a few years ago, and now struggles to ...
M’s Story
M. is in her teens and is so distressed by the sounds of family members eating or breathing that she can no longer tolerate meals with her family. Her family can’t understand why she can’t just have dinner like everyone else.
Is This You?
Do you get upset, irritated or very angry when you hear people:
Eating or chewing with their mouths open?Sniffling?Typing on a keyboard?Making other soft sounds that don’t seem to bother anyone else?
If so, you may have misophonia.
What is Misophonia?
Many of us have had the experience of hearing sounds that make us feel uncomfortable.
For example:
The sound of fingernails scraping ...
