#(tho i think receptive language issues might be more of an autism thing than an adhd? dont know for sure tho)

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something that might be useful to people, but i recently learned that what i thought had been part of auditory processing issues is actually receptive language issues. cause id always heard audio processing issues described as "difficulty processing what youre hearing", and assumed that having trouble processing the meanings themself was part of it. but apparently audio processing is more accurately described specifically as like, "having difficulty processing which words are being said". and i definitely experience that, but apparently having difficulty connecting correctly-heard words to their meanings is actually a receptive language issues thing rather than an audio processing issues thing.

like, ive described my receptive language issues before as like, if my brain is a lake, then the lake is frozen and the words im hearing are sitting right above the ice and wont sink in. i can perfectly recognize the words, but either it takes longer for the meaning to click, or it doesn't click/permeate deep enough for the meaning to be fully/intuitively understood, or in some cases the meaning just doesnt click at all.

and another way this differs from audio processing issues is that it can apply to written words also. so like, having to read a sentence several times before it stops being just a mental noise and starts meaning something. or having to double check written instructions just as much as id have to ask for clarification on a lot of vocal ones. and i hadnt connected this to the same thing happening with vocal words before but yeah, both part of receptive language issues

#autism #autistic #adhd #actuallyautistic #audio processing issues #receptive language issues #but yeah figured a bunch of other people prob dont know this distinction either #like i hadnt even heard of ''receptive language issues'' until like last night #also i say ''issues'' instead of ''disorder'' in the post bc issues with the things can occur as part of like autism or adhd #without someone being considered having Audio Processing Disorder or Receptive Language Disorder #(tho i think receptive language issues might be more of an autism thing than an adhd? dont know for sure tho) #but like someone who has audio processing issues but doesnt meet adhd or autism or something else would have APD #so ''issues'' covers people with apd or rld but also includes people whose experiences would be considered part of a different condition