Sunday January 12, 2025 | selective mutism is permanent! :-(

Yes, selective mutism is definately permanent!

Is selective mutism permanent?

Left untreated, selective mutism can lead to isolation, low self-esteem and social anxiety disorder. It can continue into adolescence and adulthood if not managed.

Selective mutism - NHS

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Sunday January 12, 2025 | Journal prompt: Auditory processing problems, Later I found out it was auditory processing disorder

Auditory processing is a type of hearing loss just as I thought. I found new information or so I thought. Did I post this and forget that I posted this?

I seem to be forgetting things a lot lately. I just want to know if memory loss is part of peri/and menopause?  I'm just in the start of perimenopause and I haven't had a period since October 2014.  So next October I will hit the menopause transition for "The Change". Yeah, I have been really feeling the effects of perimenopause since I was well I would say about when I was 41 I started noticing hotflashes from perimenopause but my doctor thought I was too young. I would say that is about right. Perimenopause for 10 years? Then not having a period in November, December and January so far.   But it's more like the way my brain has trouble processing information or people telling jokes. It will take me a minute to get it to through my amigdale and through my brain.   Just read.

Auditory processing disorder (APD)

Overview

Auditory processing disorder, also called APD, is a type of hearing loss caused by something affecting the part of the brain that processes how you hear. Ear damage causes other types of hearing loss.

APD is also sometimes called central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). It can happen in anyone. But it most often happens in children and older adults.

Many conditions can affect how well a person understands what they hear, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism. But these conditions are different from auditory processing disorder, although they can appear with APD. APD also can happen with other types of hearing loss.

Auditory processing disorder has no cure. But treatments can help you hear better.

Symptoms

Symptoms of auditory processing disorder (APD) can be subtle. Symptoms can include having trouble with:

• Telling where sound is coming from.
• Understanding words that are spoken quickly or in a noisy room.
• Paying attention.
• Reading and spelling.
• Following directions unless they are short and simple.
• Learning a new language.
• Singing or enjoying music.
• Understanding and remembering spoken information.

If you have APD, you also might:

• Take longer to reply to someone who is talking to you.
• Often need others to repeat themselves.
• Not understand sarcasm or jokes.