Hi Torah-Laura. I’m glad you commented. You know as an article is published, I always wonder how many people have read the essay, a hundred -a- thousand, more? This particular paper I presented was a new experience for me being so open about the reality of my life. Being vulnerable is not easy. Thus I was happy to see you share that you could relate; Obviously, not happy that you have suffered. I hope others step forth and confess they can relate as well. I wrote this with a hand outstretched to try and show that we are not alone.

“I, too, have struggled with learning especially in new employment environments when instructions and procedures were communicated in a rushed manner.”

My goodness, can I ever relate to the workplace expectations that you learn “instantly!” One does have to be careful when exposing vulnerabilities at work.

Auditory Processing Disorder. I hadn’t heard of that, but you can sure count me in as one who checks all the boxes on that one.

Jesse

I, too, have struggled with learning especially in new employment environments when instructions and procedures were communicated in a rushed manner.
Just the other day I learned that there is such a thing as APD Auditory Processing Disorder. The characteristics of this are finding it difficult to understand:
1. people speaking in noisy places
2. people with strong accents or fast talkers.
3.Spoken instructions.

Had this been posed as a possible explanation literally decades ago it may have protected me from untold shame due to confusion and a sense of failure.
It does help to have such struggles defined for us. So then we can seek the support and resources we need to learn to make the necessary accommodations rather than continue to be in the dark about ongoing emotional pain and confusion for a lifetime.

I appreciate the opportunity to share me recent discovery in response to your experiences.