APDUK's Adult APDs web page

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Our main concern is for the new generations of APDs, to campaign for the recognition of APD, and the provision of the best possible help.</B></div> <div> <B>But we have not forgotten the Adult APDs, how can we, two of our founding members are Adult APDs.</B></div> <div> <B>Adult APDs may find coming to terms with the true nature of their disability late in life difficult. Family, partners, friends, work colleagues, and Employers will all have to know to enable them to provide the help, support and understanding that adult APDs need.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>We can provide a link to the Adult APD Internet Forum.</B></div> <div>  <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OldAPDs/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OldAPDs/"><U><B><U>OldAPDs</U></B></U></A></div> <div> Founded in 2000  and  is hosted by APDUK's Vice Chairman (Graeme Wadlow) Dolfrog</div> <bR> <div> <B>The forum has an international membership and is based at Yahoo.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <U> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="825" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCCE4 HEIGHT= 386 WIDTH="813"><div> <B><U>How </U></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>APD</U></B></FONT><B><U> can effect </U></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Adults</U></B></FONT><B><U> in their daily lives</U></B></div> <div> <B>(This is based on the personal experiences of the adult APD members of APDUK)</B></div> <div> <I><B>Feeling uncomfortable in large groups of people (more than 4 or 5 people)</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339999" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(large groups of friends, canteens, staff rooms, meetings, conferences)</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Difficulty in following verbal instructions.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(APDs randomly have problems processing what people so you may miss part or all or of a set of instructions)</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Institutional Discrimination in the work place by supervisors and management.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(Bosses always better advocates, so you always loose out, despite how good your case may be. And even if the man at the top may have a similar disability)</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Difficulty understanding telephone conversations.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(Difficulty in processing the consonant sounds)</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Feeling great sense of underachievement.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(Something always seems to prevent you from fulfilling your full potential)</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Lack of self advocacy Skills in verbal discussions</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>.</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> (Interviews.  complaining, debates)</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Difficulty performing long specific sequence tasks.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(DOS, UNIX styled programs, repetitive tasks)</B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#99CCCC HEIGHT= 196 WIDTH="813"><div> <B><U>How </U></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Adult</U></B></FONT><B><U> </U></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>APDs</U></B></FONT><B><U> can learn to cope</U></B></div> <div> <B>Adult APDs it has been observed develop  delayed processing strategy.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><B>(Like replaying a video and then processing the information at a later date)</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Adult APDs develop a sense that they will always make , silly mistakes, so they develop strategies or routines to try to correct and prevent mistakes</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><B>(These strategies operate in the short term memory and take priority over what non APDS use their short term memory for, hence APDs may seem forgetful)</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Avoiding stressful, no win, situations</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336699" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><B>(this can sometimes be in the form of a self imposed isolation, to prevent being continually hurt)</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCCCE4 HEIGHT= 244 WIDTH="813"><div> <B>The problems which Adult APDs are faced with in their daily lives are similar to those experienced by other Adult Dyslexics. </B></div> <div> <B>Many APDs also suffer from Dyslexia, in that the have problems processing Textual information.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>(Which is the strict definition of dyslexia, difficulty with reading)</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Here are some very helpful  links :</B> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.adult-dyslexia.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.adult-dyslexia.org/"><U><B><U> </U></B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.adult-dyslexia.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.adult-dyslexia.org/"><U><B><U>Adult Dyslexia Organisation</U></B></U></A><B><U> </U></B><B>(ADO)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="http://beingdyslexic.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://beingdyslexic.co.uk/"><U><B><U> Being Dyslexic Web sit</U></B></U></A><B><U>e</U></B><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="http://beingdyslexic.co.uk/forums/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://beingdyslexic.co.uk/forums/index."><U><B><U>Being Dyslexic Forum</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Articles</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="636" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#C0DCC0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 133 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.iser.com/caparticle.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.iser.com/caparticle.html"><U><B><U>LIVING AND WORKING WITH A CENTRAL AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER (CAPD)</U></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>by</B></div> <div> <U>Judith W. 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A., Audiologist</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, San Mateo, CA</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>There are also some good articles in the</B></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm"><U><B><U>A</U></B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm"><U><B><U>P</U></B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm"><U><B><U>D</U></B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm"><U><B><U>U</U></B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm"><U><B><U>K</U></B></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://apd.apduk.org/newsletter.htm"><U><B><U> Newsletters</U></B></U></A><B>  </B></div> <div> <B>from both Professionals and those who suffer from APD</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="630" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#99CCFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 71 ><NOBR><div> <B>To discover the full range of information included on the </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>A</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>P</B></FONT><B>D</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>U</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>K </B></FONT><B>web site </B></div> <div> <B>Please visit the </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>A</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>P</B></FONT><B>D</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>U</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>K  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.apduk.org/pagelist.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.apduk.org/pagelist.htm"><U><B><U>WEB Page Guide</U></B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>(Click on the </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>  </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.apduk.org/pagelist.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.apduk.org/pagelist.htm"><U><B><U>WEB Page Guide</U></B></U></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>)</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>