I have ADHD-PI and deal with a lot that frustrate me to no end.

For instance, I find it hard to follow directions, I'm not very good with verbal directions because I won't remember, and I also noticed that I tend to look at others lips when they're speaking to me so I understand them. My hearing is great but I find it difficult to decipher what people say sometimes. I wear loops when it gets noisy and they help a bit, as long as the person speaking to me isn't soft spoken.

I remember an old boss telling me to get my hearing checked, and I thought I was fine. He had me use a notepad to jot down all the tasks that he wanted me to do because I'd either forget or not do it right.

If anyone here has APD, what prompted you to get tested? I'm due for an annual checkup and am considering talking to my doctor about a referral for an audiologist. (Also inquiring about hearing noise opposite of where it is -- hearing it from the left when it's coming from the right, for instance. Im also not very articulate. I have things i want to say but i come out sounding juvenile)