I just realized why I hate #remoteworking when everyone around me seems to love it: it fucks with my #AuDHD #masking.

I didn't realize until I was forced to WFH in 2020 just how much I rely on #bodydoubling to function: everything from assessing how hard I'm supposed to be working based on the people around me, to remembering to each lunch. I'm much better at conversation IRL - being on the phone constantly with people whose lips I can't see messes with my #auditoryprocessing, which makes me more socially anxious, which makes it harder to focus and retain information. It threw off the daily routine I was precariously managing. I can't just copy the emotional reactions of everyone around me = I don't know what the "appropriate" emotional reactions are for situations = I just default to constant anxiety.

I feel bad because so many #neurodivergent folks really prefer #WFH but I selfishly want y'all to come back to the office so I can unfuck my life 😩 Am I alone here, @actuallyautistic ?

#autistic #actuallyautistic #ADHD #actuallyadhd #autisticmasking #ADHDAutism #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #80hd #burnout #autisticburnout

Autistic TransFem #communication:
A: i'm autistic.
E: whaT?
A: Huh?
E: ¿huh?
A: wHAT??
E: we're autistic.

#pgf #autistic #auditoryProcessing

@Zed_Czar @halo This recent @Vox video describes a few additional reasons. If you aren’t listening under the ideal conditions for which the sound is mixed, you’ll miss a lot, and there’s not much you can do to work around it.

#SoundEngineering #Subtitles #AuditoryProcessing #Dialogue #Movies

https://youtu.be/VYJtb2YXae8

Today I learned that my #hearing / #AuditoryProcessing isn't getting worse - it's that #TV shows and films are now increasingly likely to mix their #audio for #SurroundSound, where the dialogue track is intended to come out of the speaker close behind you, so they tend to put it really quiet in the mix. Hence why I need to put subtitles on to follow dialogue on shows, but I never used to. Which is... bonkers, because who tf uses surround sound? Aren't we all streaming on our laptops?

#TIL

Could somebody write captions for this please? I'm having trouble understanding it.

#AltText #AltText4Me #CaptionThis #AuditoryProcessing

Mostly nerdy good fun, but also explains why phones are hell for people with #auditoryProcessing issues.

https://youtu.be/w2A8q3XIhu0

Just leaving this here. #NeuroDivergent #AuditoryProcessing #BrainsWiredDifferent

Wahoo!

I have #auditoryProcessing issues, my phone on mute because I Can't Even...

And can't access my own voicemail without being reduced to tears.

BUT.... because I was fucking around on mastodon I had my phone in my hand when a cancellation for a neuro consult called!

Thanks #mastodon!

Receptionist was super nice about following with an email so I could communicate that way.

It is worth asking for your weird lil #accessability needs, people are surprisingly kind.

#neurodivergent

This #Thanksgiving, I am #thankful for the existence of #audiobooks. As a person who so desperately wants to read #Books and learn (but inevitably falls asleep after ~10min of reading), audiobooks have been a godsend.

It helps that I'm pretty decent at #AuditoryProcessing.

@JonSparks I loathe #Dubbing, but it's the norm for "foreign" films both here and in Italy afaik. Theatres at some of the larger cities in Spain show new releases without dubbing, but Granada cinematheques don't really do that.

I'm #Hyperlexic and have #AuditoryProcessing issues, so #Subtitles are just fine for me.

I thought I would make a list of the conditions I struggle with, in case it helps make connections to others with similar struggles ❤️ #depression #SocialAnxiety #Agoraphobia #PanicDisorder #PTSD #Insomnia #arthritis #ChronicPain #ADHD #SensoryProcessing #AuditoryProcessing #NonVerbalLearningDisorder #LearningDisability. I also wanted to add a list of things that interest me: #Dogs #ServiceDog #Horror #Paranormal #TrueCrime #Cats #SocialJustice #History #MobilityAids

Loop report: I watched the quick user instructional video on the Loop site, thanks to a convenient bar code in the product packaging.

I think I have a far better fit on this pair - needed to go up to the large!

And I'm psyched to try the mute inserts, which come with the Experience Pro.

#Autism #AuditoryProcessing #QuietPlease

Great example of #UX and #InstructionalDesign here, geared very well to one of its audiences, folks with #AuditoryProcessing difficulty. Note that there is Just Enough Text.

SADLY what you're seeing in the video is apparently not captioned for ease of use with #VisualDisabilities /#ScreenReaders .

#Accessibility

https://www.loopearplugs.com/pages/start

Have to get the new, fancy #Loop earbuds figured out today.

They promise better clarity than the basic pair I bought last year... although that basic pair saves my behind on a daily basis, especially on the bus.

#AuditoryProcessing #AssistiveTechnology #Autism #ActuallyAutistic

#AotearoaNZ #AotearoaMastodon #nztwits #nzpol #localgovernment #regeneration #TangataTiriti #adhd #dyslexia #deafness #auditoryprocessing
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