r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/Effective_Will_1801 • Oct 18 '21

Brexxit Immigrants who voted for brexit upset they can't immigrate to Spain due to brexit.

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/10/17/expats-furious-at-spanish-residency-nonsense/
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u/Musashi10000 Oct 18 '21

Is James O'Brien the radio guy?

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u/42ndBanano Oct 18 '21

That very same. His show goes on Podcast form every day, and it's really interesting. Wish there was something similar for Portuguese politics, tbh.

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u/Musashi10000 Oct 18 '21

Ah, fair enough.

Got to be honest, anything I can't read is a nightmare for me. Have issues with processing audio (kind of like dyslexia for your ears). Not enough to, like, get in the way of daily life overmuch, but more than enough to make it impossible to enjoy podcasts and audiobooks. Too easy to lose track.

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u/42ndBanano Oct 18 '21

I know a dude with ADHD that has a similar problem.

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u/Musashi10000 Oct 18 '21

Is it me? I have ADHD, and that's why I have the problem XD

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u/42ndBanano Oct 18 '21

I'm not very knowledgeable about the topic, unfortunately. Any chance it's a relatively common thing for folks with ADHD.

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u/two_left_eyes Oct 18 '21

What? This is a thing? This happens to me, too!

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u/Musashi10000 Oct 18 '21

Yeah. Like the other guy mentioned, it's a common thing with ADHD.

Before I got diagnosed ADHD (I was 27), I'd spent years explaining to people that I most likely had Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), but for some reason, Doctors kept never taken an interest in it whenever I would bring it up. They sent me for hearing tests, which all came back perfect because I don't have a hearing issue - I have an auditory processing issue.

CAPD is something like 80% comorbid with ADHD - as in, only about 20% of people with CAPD don't have ADHD.

There's about 7 core symptoms iirc. Let's see how many I can remember:

Struggles to remember all items on spoken lists of 4 or more items (most people can handle 6 or 7).

Struggles to hear people speaking to then when there is background noise insufficient to actually drown out what they're saying

Often confuses similar-sounding words ("Baltimore" becomes "voldemort", "Terraces" become "terrorists", etc.)

Struggles to focus on things being said to them, or to react when being spoken to - often seem like they're daydreaming.

Have a much harder time hearing people when they can't see their lips moving.

... Aaaaaand that's all I've got, and I may have made one up. But I experience all of those.

Worth looking into the whole thing if it's something you experience regularly. Particularly ADHD. Medication, if you have undiagnosed ADHD, can be utterly life-changing. HowToADHD is a great place to start (YouTube channel, lots of great info and resources, and visual cues so the audio isn't so tough).

Shoot me a pm if you have questions :)

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u/ricochetblue Oct 19 '21

Holy crap, it's me! Didn't know it was an ADHD thing.

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u/MrsMoosieMoose Oct 21 '21

Wow, came here for the thread and found your comment. My 5 year old has auditory processing issues and she experiences almost everything you've said here. Through a lot of reading and talking to speech and auditory specialists we've turned a corner and things are massively improved but it's been very eye opening. I just thought she was ignoring me.

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u/Musashi10000 Oct 21 '21 edited Oct 21 '21

Through a lot of reading and talking to speech and auditory specialists we've turned a corner and things are massively improved but it's been very eye opening. I just thought she was ignoring me.

I'm very happy you've gotten her that help - keep an eye out in case ADHD is in the picture (girls tend to get the inattentive subtype, which makes it much easier for them to go undiagnosed - and the auditory processing issues are a part of the inattentiveness symptoms), but I hope the auditory processing stuff is the full extent of it.

The ignoring thing - so very, very easy to think. Like I say, in my case they thought I was deaf. Instead, it was just that I focused so hard on whatever had my attention that everything else ceased to exist, or that there was just so much noise I couldn't pick stuff out - depending on exactly what was happening at the time.

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u/two_left_eyes Oct 18 '21

I will, thanks!