Phone phobia and auditory processing disorder: My letter to my cousin Scott.

Here is a video of me explaining why I hate the phone and why you usually won't reach me unless my text of some sort. I have APD auditory processing disorder and it makes me hate and avoid the phone.

apd or auditory processing disorder makes it hard to hear sounds or loud sounds bother me and this is sometimes present in aspies and is part of mild or severe autism and I dont know if it can be treated or cured i cant hear on the telephone very good and loud sounds make me freak out

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[Lnred1]

Love this!! I relate to almost everything you say. I have trouble with speech over the phone, stutter, can't say what I want like I can in email, get overwhelmed. Wish I could email you. I am 60, just diagnosed though I told doctors I was autistic 20 years ago and they said I was ridiculous. Argued with my psychiatrist last year when he said no way to Asperger's so I got diagnosed by two other doctors and told him. So much to say. Am working on a book on an abusive relationship that led t

[miasansom]

@Lnred1 please feel free to write me a personal message. I like mail. Let's talk. I'm 42.

[xXRoselynnxMayyXx]

my boyfriend had capd, hes very ADD. its very funny. He cant understand any sound though. unless we are in a dark room and im talking very clear and their is no back ground noise. But its odd because you talk so perfectly and clear. he doesnt, he pretends deaf. i guess their is a degree or something of capd, ok im ramling. haha. this is a funny video i enjoyed it.

[miasansom]

@xXRoselynnxMayyXx I read most of what I said in this video, so there ya go. I also heavily edit my videos, but I have more trouble with hearing than speaking. I mostly have a problem with keeping my thoughts on task, and verbal sentence flow as far as speaking, but I have had many years to work on this at 41.

[poopylungstuffing]

I have mild face blindness AND CAPD...it makes watching James Bond movies hilariously difficult.. I play a game with my partner, Flakey called...James Bond...Not James Bond...and the auditory processing makes such types of movies seem like complete gibberish...

I have worked as a switchboard operator and i did ok at that...but I can have meltdowns due to phone conversations and they are often a grueling task..I only have one friend who I can talk to and he's Aspie too..I ask routine questions

[miasansom]

Certainly an honor to receive a comment from my favorite youtuber and uke Queen!

[Yeshuaiskingofkings]

and i can totally relate about those good days where you catch up on phone calls...

[Yeshuaiskingofkings]

I have really bad phone phobia...i feel so bad when i have to tell friends i can't talk to them on the phone; i need to have them email me instead because it makes me feel like they think i don't care about them or something...it is so hard to describe to people who don't have it what it is like; but for some weird reason skyping doesn't give me as much anxiety as phone phobia...i agree; email is way more personal because i can speak my heart more in an email than on phone...

[go4discipline]

OMG! This is the bomb diggity......I so share all the traits and so resonated with you about APD. I very rarely make calls to "loved ones" who believe my not calling them is me being my "nomad, distance self" and have no idea and no clue it is because of APD. This is SO misunderstood.

[lepidine]

i have king-kopetzky syndrome, and i relate to everything you say.

[Lnred1]

I left you a longer message in response to your other video on how people are doing with their Asperger's and all. Don't know how this all works-- am just winging it. Even if I did know how it works, not sure I could make a video unless I read something I wrote. Keep making them.

[wiecbb11]

My ticks "real slick"

"okay lets see, lets see, lets see"

"fuckin idiot"

[wiecbb11]

Me too. I'm a grad student in Buffalo NY. although i overcome many aspects I cannot overcome my such as the phone! I'm 26 years old and every time I'm on the phone I'm like "WHat! speak up! Slow down" Same thing with meeting people at public places. Any Bar with a DJ I Can't hear what the heck anyone is saying.

[annettelrios]

Thank you for posting this. You did such an excellent job of explaining what it feels like to have an auditory processing disorder. ALR