Freudly+971 508685814hello@freudly.ai
Freudly

Auditory Processing Disorder Quiz

Auditory Processing Disorder Quiz - FreudlyTake a free auditory processing disorder quiz to identify symptoms of auditory processing deficits. Quick, not a diagnosis, consult a specialist. Start now.en
In 10 minutes, get insight into challenges with speech in noise, sound details, and spoken directions. Quick 15 questions that can spark a helpful conversation with a specialist.
Start Online Test
Questions: 1510 minutes
08:30
July 22, 2026
July 22, 2026
Material has been updated
July 22, 2026
Material has been published
2,999 views
252 completions
253 likes
Share
Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

example score
6/15
Sound Detail and Sequence (SDaS)
This scale reflects self-reported difficulties noticing sound details and keeping track of the order of spoken information.
Not endorsed
Limited indications
Follow-up indicated
0: Not endorsed | 1 – 2: Limited indications | 3 – 15: Follow-up indicated
A score of 6 falls in the Follow-up indicated range, suggesting recurring sound-detail or sequence mix-ups were endorsed on these items.
example score
8/15
Speech in Competing Sound (SiCS)
This scale reflects how often you notice difficulty understanding speech when other sounds are present.
Not endorsed
Limited indications
Follow-up indicated
0: Not endorsed | 1 – 2: Limited indications | 3 – 15: Follow-up indicated
A score of 8 falls in the Follow-up indicated range, suggesting you more often notice challenges understanding speech in competing sound situations in these items.
example score
10/15
Spoken Information and Listening Load (SIaLL)
Measures how often spoken instructions and verbal information feel hard to follow or require extra listening effort, especially under higher listening load.
Not endorsed
Limited indications
Follow-up indicated
0: Not endorsed | 1 – 2: Limited indications | 3 – 15: Follow-up indicated
A score of 10 falls in the Follow-up indicated range, suggesting these spoken-information and listening-effort experiences are reported often enough to merit further reflection and discussion if they are impacting daily functioning.
Start Online Test
just completed the test
DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Struggling in noisy places
44%OF USERS
People who can hear sounds but have trouble following conversations in restaurants, classrooms, meetings, or crowded rooms take it to understand what might be going on.
Missing spoken instructions
33%OF USERS
Adults or teens who often need directions repeated, mix up similar-sounding words, or lose track of multi-step instructions use it to reflect on listening and comprehension patterns.
Parents noticing listening issues
23%OF USERS
Parents or caregivers who see a child doing fine in quiet settings but struggling to process speech at school or during group activities take it as a starting point for a professional conversation.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Sound Detail and Sequence (SDaS)
Sound Detail and Sequence (SDaS)
Average
9
Normal range
6.5 — 11.5
min.
0
max.
15
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Speech in Competing Sound (SiCS)
Speech in Competing Sound (SiCS)
Average
4.9
Normal range
2.8 — 7.1
min.
0
max.
15
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Spoken Information and Listening Load (SIaLL)
Spoken Information and Listening Load (SIaLL)
Average
8
Normal range
5.9 — 10
min.
0
max.
15
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Start Online Test
Featured On
SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

    • Never; I could select the intended voice reliably.
    • Occasionally, until I focused on the speaker.
    • Often, unless the other voices stopped or became quieter.
    • Almost always, even when I could see the intended speaker.
    • Never or nearly never.
    • Occasionally, for a missed phrase.
    • Often, across several parts of a conversation.
    • Almost always, despite attentive listening.
    • Never for a list that short.
    • Occasionally, although I remembered the items themselves.
    • Often, unless I repeated the list immediately.
    • Almost always unless I wrote or saw the list.
These are 3 of the 15 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.
Start Online Test
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment

Auditory Processing Disorder Quiz - Symptoms and Signs

This free, quick 15-question auditory processing disorder quiz helps you reflect on difficulties with speech in noise, sound details and spoken instructions. It is not a diagnosis and cannot distinguish APD from hearing loss, attention, language, stress, sleep or other factors. Use the results as a prompt to discuss recurring concerns with an audiologist, doctor or qualified specialist. Seek prompt medical care for sudden hearing loss, a rapid change in hearing, severe dizziness or other acute symptoms.

Popular tests
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS) Test
UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA) Test
UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3) Test
UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3) Test
UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA-R) Test
Online Health Information Literacy Scale Test
Online Health Information Seeking Scale (OHISS) Test
Identity Stage Resolution Index (ISRI) Test
Optimistic Explanatory Style Scale Test
Organizational Stress Scale Test
Organizational Cynicism Scale (OCS) Test
Organizational Identification Scale Test
Organizational Commitment Scale (OCS) Test
Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM) Test
Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG) Test
Work Meaningfulness Scale Test
Present Moment Awareness Scale (PMAQ) Test
Disgust Scale–Revised (DS-R) Test
Goal Disengagement and Reengagement Scale Test
Future Openness Scale (OFS) Test
Love Attitude Scale Test
Attitude Toward the Upcoming Competition Scale Test
Appraisal of Adherence to Reality Scale (AARS) Test
University Students' Attitudes Toward Learning Scale Test
School Attitude Scale (SESSW) Test
Moral Disengagement Scale (MD-24) Test
Moral Disengagement Scale (MD-8) Test
Procrastination test
Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) Test
Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R) Test
Family Resilience Assessment Scale, Revised II (FRAS-RII) Test
Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) Test
Combat Exposure Scale (CES) Test
Communication and Speech Skills Assessment Scale Test
Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) Test
Mindfulness and Attention Rating Scale Test
Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS) Test
Schizophrenia Test
Psychophysiological Stress Response Rating Scale Test
Speech Aspiration Rating Scale Test
Role Self-Efficacy Rating Scale Test
Somatic Adaptation Rating Scale Test
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, Revised (CIWA-Ar) Test
PTSD Stressfulness Rating Scale Test
Panic Disorder Test
Pathological Gambling Craving Severity Scale Test
Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) Test
University Digital Educational Environment Assessment Scale (AUDEE-Tch) Test
Reactivity Rating Scale Test
Agoraphobia Test
Paranoid Personality Disorder Test (Revised Green)
Paranoia Scale (PS) Test
Partner Phubbing Scale Test
War Threat Appraisal Scale Test
Personal Religiosity Scale (SPR) Test
Perfectionism Scale Test
Perceptual Awareness Scale Test
White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI) Test
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) Test
Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS-16) Test
Inventory of Polychronic Values (IPV) Test
Work-Related Flow Scale (WOLF-S) Test
Sensation Seeking Scale, Form V (SSS-V) Test
Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS-VI) Test
Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form (BPS-SR) Test
Adult Attachment Scale (AAS) Test
Differences Recognition Scale Test
Fey Acceptance of Others Scale Test
Fey Acceptance of Others Scale Test
Self-Injurious Behavior Motives Scale Test
Problematic Social Media Use Scale Test
Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised (EATQ-R) Test
Adolescent Voluntary Regulation Scale (EATQ-R) Test
Procrastination Scale (PSI) Test
Tuckman Procrastination Scale (TPS) Test
Tuckman Procrastination Scale (TPS-35) Test
Adolescent Prosociality Scale Test
Professional Perfectionism Scale Test
Occupational Stress Scale Test
Professional Adaptation Scale Test
Job Apathy Scale (JAS) Test
Professional Commitment Scale (PCS) Test
Retirement Test
Forgiveness Scale Test
Pro-Environmental Behavior Scale Test
Motivation Toward the Environment Scale (MTES) Test
Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS) Test
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) Test
Psychological Well-Being Scale Test
Psychological Well-Being Scale Test
Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWB) Test
Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWB) Test
Psychological Well-Being Scales (PWB-M) Test
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) Test
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) Test
Psychological Stress Measure (PSM-25) Test
Psychological Essentialism Scale Test
Urban Residents' Psychological Safety Scale (URPS) Test
Psychological Safety Scale for Work Teams Test
Psychological Mindedness Scale (PMS) Test
Scale of Empathic Tendencies Development Test
Autism Test
Uncertainty Response Scale (URS) Test
Hong Psychological Reactance Scale (HPRS) Test
Regional Identity Scale (RIS-2) Test
Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) Test
Religious Values Test
Parental Stress Scale (PSS) Test
Parental Stress Scale (PSS) Test
Managerial Role Conflict Scale Test
Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS) Test
Ruminative Response Scale (RRS-10) Test
Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS-18) Test
Work Ability Self-Perception Scale Test
Self-Determination Scale (SDS) Test
Self-Monitoring Scale Test
Jealousy Test
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) Test
Innovative Personality Traits Self-Assessment Scale Test
Metacognitive Behavior Self-Assessment Scale Test
Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS) Test
PTSD Test
Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP) Test
Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) Test
Sheehan Anxiety Self-Rating Scale (SPRAS) Test
Self-Talk Scale Test
Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS) Test
Self-Consciousness Scale (SCS-R) Test
Self Esteem Test
Digital Daily Life Self-Management Scale Test
Light Triad Scale (LTS) Test
Light Triad Scale (LTS) Test
Sexist Attitudes Toward Women Scale (SATWS) Test
Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales III (FACES III) Test
Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (HSNS) Test
PTSD Symptom Scale - Self-Report (PSS-SR) Test
Situational Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale (CSE) Test
State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES) Test
Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS) Test
Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS) Test
Extreme Risk-Taking Tendency Scale Test
Scale of Covert and Overt Emotional Abuse (SOPAS) Test
Infertility Coping Scale Test
Coping Humor Scale (CHS) Test
Codependency Scale Test
Codependency Scale Test
Somatic Symptom Scale (SSS-8) Test
Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS) Test
Sibling Rivalry Scale Test
Sibling Rivalry Scale Test
Sibling Rivalry Scale Test
Sibling Rivalry Scale Test
Engagement With Beauty Scale (EBS) Test
Rotter Interpersonal Trust Scale (ITS) Test
Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS) Test
Social Intelligence Test
Social Interest Scale in Group Psychotherapy Test
Social Interest Scale (SIS) Test
Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA) Test
Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults, Short Form (SELSA-S) Test
Social Self-Monitoring Scale Test
Revised Social Anhedonia Scale (RSAS) Test
Social Responsibility Scale (SRS) Test
Sociocultural Adaptation Scale—Revised (SCAS-R) Test
Social Phobia Scale (SPS) Test
Self Compassion Test
Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) Test
Work Passion Scale Test
Fear of Personal Death Scale (FPDS) Test
Fear of Compassion Scale Test
Fear of Missing Out Scale (FoMOs) Test
Student Procrastination Scale Test
Subjective Well-Being Scale Test
Subjective Ostracism Scale Test
Subjective Experience of Loneliness Scale Test
Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS) Test
Suicidal Ideation Scale Test
Body Dysmorphia Test
Dark Future Scale Test
Corruption Tolerance Scale Test
Multiple Stimulus Types Ambiguity Tolerance Scale-I (MSTAT-I) Test
Multiple Stimulus Types Ambiguity Tolerance Scale-II (MSTAT-II) Test
Transcendent Future Time Perspective Inventory (TTPI) Test
Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) Test
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Test
Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) Test
Child Anxiety Scale Test
Student Anxiety Scale Test
Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) Test
Coach–Athlete Scale Test
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-18) Test
Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12) Test
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS-9) Test
Self-Confidence Scale (RAS) Test
Self-Confidence Scale (RAS) Test
Basic Needs Satisfaction at Work Scale Test
Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) Test
Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) Test
Career Satisfaction Scale Test
Parental Satisfaction Scale (PSS) Test
Comments
Leave a Comment