WELCOME
About this website
The aim of this website is simply to provide accurate information about Auditory Processing Disorder/APD and links to support for living with this disabling condition. It is for anyone who has APD or suspects it, wants information on this subject, wants to support those who have APD, or simply learn more about it.
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Although based in the UK, this website provides information relevant to all because APD is a global condition. The only difference will be the focus on UK legislation. Also, APD is for life. It can be hereditary, congenital, or can affect anyone at any age. There is currently no effective treatment or cure.
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APD facts, tips, and events are available every week on our social media pages and on our Facebook page. Our social media links and email address are available at the bottom of each page). Please share them to spread APD awareness and help us to shine a light on this invisible disability. so that everyone affected can get the support that they need.
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All the documents and presentations on this website are free to read, download, and share, which also helps to raise awareness of APD.
Alyson Mountjoy
Founder and Chair, APD Support UK.
Website content
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Please use the links at the top of the page or the titles below to navigate the website.
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Here you will find accurate APD-related information, how to identify APD,
frequently asked questions, and facts that dispel the myths surrounding this
condition. NEW: The "Living with APD" presentation and commentary is now
available to download.
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This page explains about testing and where to get an accurate UK diagnosis. It also contains the appropriate referral process for medical professionals, and the correct pathway for education professionals so that they can signpost parents to appropriate testing.
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Here you can find links to our Facebook support pages for UK parents. and adults with UK both in the UK and internationally.
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This page provides information on how APD affects learning at all ages, also learning support strategies, and relevant presentations.
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Here you will find information about how APD affects people in the workplace, along with support ideas.
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Books, blogs and articles about APD by Alyson Mountjoy Chair/Founder of APD Support UK can be found here.​
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​ Here you can acces a Sunflower alert card for APD, produced by
"Hidden Disabilities."
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This page has resources to help you to take action to further APD recognition and support in the UK for the benefit of those affected and their families, with letter templates provided to help you if a referral or support is denied.
Requests will be posted here for volunteers needed for APD-related research projects as well as the results of APD Support UK research.
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This page contains a variety of links related to APD, other conditions, advocacy, disability benefits and support, home education etc Also, a list of APD-friendly charities and voluntary organisations, ones that know about APD and are happy to promote it. Please contact us if you run a charity or voluntary organisation and want to be added (or if you notice any broken links).
APD Support UK Mission Statement
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As an unincorporated association of like-minded individuals, our aim is to provide support and advice on the unique nature of APD, and promote:
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awareness and recognition of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) as a disability throughout the United Kingdom (UK) and beyond;
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standardised UK-wide specialist, multi-discipline APD testing for individuals of all ages;
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standardised UK-wide training for education, medical and other professionals and organisations in the recognition, diagnosis and support of individuals with APD of all ages;
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wider research into APD, and;
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provision of lifelong, tailored support in education, work and all aspects of life for individuals with APD of all ages, to accommodate their unique APD profile and any/all other co-morbid conditions and their level of disability.
"The Listener"
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"The Listener" is the online APD Support UK newsletter. Please email us if you would like to contribute something of your own about living as an adult with APD or from a parent's perspective etc. ​Back copies can be found here. https://apdsupportuk.wixsite.com/the-listener
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NEW RESEARCH STUDY
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Musical Processing Ability in People with Auditory Processing Disorder Study
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Please would any adult diagnosed with APD consider helping with this study that we have been asked to share.
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The purpose of this study is to see how having Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) affects how individuals process different features of music.
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You must be 18 or older to participate in this study.
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You must not have any hearing conditions other than Auditory Processing Disorder.
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Please use the link below:
https://goldpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3s1pn0csQ9JxdQ2
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Added July 2025.
DISCLAIMER
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Any information provided via this website, the Facebook groups, and handouts is based on over 20 years of experience, interactions and research, gained while supporting parents of children with APD and adults with APD.
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This website and content are not intended to provide medical or legal advice, and they should not be taken as such. We just signpost readers to appropriate providers of APD testing, provide information and support for individuals and families affected by APD, and quote readily available legislation already in the public domain, to inform people with APD of their rights.
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Readers are free to make up their own minds, use any recommendations as they see fit, and seek medical or legal advice as they feel appropriate.
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Recommended testing providers are available on the "Diagnosis" page. Parents and adults with APD are free to choose where they seek diagnosis, but be aware that only a consultant in audiovestibular medicine or an audiologist with specialism in APD (NHS or private) using specialist tests is qualified to say for certain whether APD is present or not, via full testing not just screening. Anything else is mere speculation.
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The website content was written by Alyson Mountjoy, © all rights reserved.
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All images used on this website are used in good faith as copyright-free.
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The APD Support UK logo was designed by Ni-Shou Tran.