Reddit reviews When the Brain Can't Hear: Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder

I know I'm late to the party but for anyone else in a similar boat:

1. IF he's willing to learn and not obstinate, you might try giving him a copy of When the Brain Can't Hear by Terri James Bell. Good rundown of what APD is and there's sections for relatives on how to help family members/partners with APD.
   
2. Check out this link, collection of resources for adults with APD. Everything from finding doctors to resources for understanding it.
   
3. If he refuses to listen, best thing you can do is say sayonara and find someone better. Life's too short for shitty people.

I tend to have issues coming up with a specific word in a loud environment. It feels like the word is completely missing, even though I just learned the word. It is frustrating.

I was really young diagnosed with ADP. As I got older, I found that I was living my life making sure that everyone knew I was different and I wasn't reliable. After high school, I even went through a process to get disability, however, they told me I was able. I had to seek out advice so I can own my ADP. That is when I found this book that really helped me, "When the Brain can't hear" by Teri James Bellis, PH.D. . It was interesting and easy book to read.

What was interesting about this book was the author, Teri. She was already getting a PHD when she got into an automobile accident and damaged part of her brain. She was a different case of APD, that it has variables and different kinds of APD. The accident lead her to a different field of study to further understand APDs mysteries and she was able to explain it to us.

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If you feel that you need to be tested, there were others community posts on this thread that had listed sites that locate places where you can go to get diagnosed.