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Eh, but then people make assumptions about what I can/can't hear, and it's all weird and stuff.

Wow. I can totally relate to this. I started taking an ASL class a year ago, and was hearing so many stories from Deaf/Hoh people about their experiences in crowds, parties, etc., that I could relate to. It lead to me seeing an audiologist and having my CAPD confirmed. It was so incredible...

A deeply offensive Helen Keller remake Ran into this while reading about LGBT news on my Facebook page. Basically, it's the Helen Keller story turned into an over the top, offensive, drag burlesque show. On a placard as you enter: "This play will be deeply offensive to the deaf/blind...

Hello! After I had to stop taking ASL class due to work becoming crazy, I had the opportunity to start taking individual lessons from a Deaf tutor in the local Deaf community. Our lessons generally take place at restaurants. This particular restaurant is one where my CAPD doesn't bother me...

:giggle: Well, yes. :) :laugh2::laugh2::laugh2:

No problem with radio when driving, unless I'm also trying to carry on a conversation.

When it comes to tone, I'm great. I actually use tone to a substantial degree when trying to understand what people are saying. Like, if someone is asking me for something, I'll only hear the word "chair" in their sentence, and recognize the questioning tone, at which point I'll have to figure...

I was the same way. I talked all the time to everyone else, especially about things I was interested in. But if people talked to me about things they liked, I "ignored" them. Because, of course, I couldn't understand them that well. LOL! I'm a software engineer, too! I work in user...

I'm LGBT. When I worked for a homophobic employer, my family threatened to out me to my employer and get me fired as a way to "scare me straight." When my mother died in 2009, my family told me not to come to her funeral. They hired police to keep me out. All in the name of Jesus. I care...

I've eaten their pizza. It is jaw-dropping good. I look forward to going back ASAP.

An interesting and familiar perspective.

Oh dear! I hope I didn't give you the wrong impression! I've never felt anyone thought badly of me for being new, and I don't feel "sad, wistful, or regretful" about Deaf Coffee being a social event, not an ASL education seminar! On the contrary, that is the very reason I go! Although I'm an...

What you say makes sense, and fits with what the online medical articles online seem to say. I think difficulty comes from the fact that APD is a highly variable disorder. Many people with APD are often misdiagnosed as having a no problem or a psychological problem, even though their hearing...

The multi-step commands thing is a really good strategy... I never knew about my issues with lists, so I always just sort of floundered with them. I developed a reputation for being unreliable for stuff like that, and constantly frustrated people around me that were depending on me. I did...

Visual conversation is a delight to me, since it is not affected by background noise, accents, or other auditory mush. The more I learn ASL, the happier I am. I'm even teaching my friends what ASL I know and encouraging them to take classes and study it so that we can communicate when audio...

As some of you know, in the midst of learning ASL last year, I got diagnosed as having an auditory processing disorder (CAPD). Short description: Although I never have problems detecting and receiving sounds such as speech, I do have trouble processing/understanding those sounds, especially...

It just seems like some people aren't interested in getting involved in a long or involved conversation with me, since I need people to slow down when fingerspelling, or need them to repeat or explain unfamiliar signs. From my perspective, the first people at Deaf Coffee that started to talk to...

I have CAPD, and waffle about whether to refer to myself as HoH or as something altogether different from any of Deaf, HoH, and Hearing. But despite my continuing struggles to identify myself and difficulties explaining my situation, everyone I've met in the Deaf community so far have seemed...

Just thought I'd drop a note/review about these glow-in-the-dark gloves made for signed communication in the dark. Home - GlowGloves.com My friends and I went out to Lake Success near Porterville, CA to go camping and stargazing with my telescope. To see some of the dimmer objects in the...

Hmmm... That's a good idea... It wouldn't be hard to get a very thin bit of accessory cord that was long enough to tug on, and you could knot it at the belayer's end in such a way that tugs would be noticed, but normal pulling while climbing would go smooth.