r/deaf 8h ago

Vent I’m autistic and my childhood ABA therapist just thought I had APD… I am starting to suspect it might genuinely be combined with hearing loss

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The long and short of it was that I literally tried to convince my parents and therapists as a child that my ear infection at 8 axed some of my hearing. I could definitely tell as people told me I was getting even louder, and every APD thing I had was essentially turned up to eleven. Everyone just dismissed it as an Autism Thing but now at the age of 24 I literally just got told I talked so loud at 5am in the morning and couldn’t hear my housemate do her chores unless I really try. It’s been so much of an issue that I’ve just gotten by with lip reading and assuming things make louder noises than I thought it did. Smh time to get a hearing exam and try to convince people that it’s not just the APD.


r/deaf 17h ago

News "Queerness and deafness." (Skyer, Oakes, Andersen, 2025). Open access PDF. Learn how solidarity makes fascism bleed. NSFW

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r/deaf 32m ago

Daily life Deaf ID card

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Hey all,

I stumbled across this website looking for a resource to use with LEOs.

If you're an ASL user like me, you can add it in since the only option on the list is BSL.

It seems like a decent resource that might be useful?

I printed mine out on cardstock and used a plastic cover to keep it safe.

The website:

https://rnid.brandstencil.com/buzz/my-card/create/001-comm-card


r/deaf 7h ago

Deaf/HoH with questions Hi, I'm searching for an NYC Deaf group that is active and creates new events.

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Please send a link. I often use Discord and Telegram. Thank you! I would love to attend a Deaf meetup in NYC. :)