You should get a complete evaluation from a neuropsychologist....Then maybe he/she will see the need for an audiologist to look at a processing disorder.
My question is on the same lines, as my grandson was obviously learning disabled before any of the other things surfaced. That type of thing causes frustration, failure, depression in itself. You're always on edge right? Get the eval. Find a good person to do it..........One who does school kids for their educational evals. Be picky.

Good suggestion majano. I would definitely seek a neuropsychologist or possibly a clinical psychologist. Some clinical psychologists do not specialize in learning disabilities as much as they do with mental health issues such as bipolar or depression.

When you experience schizophrenia, bipolar, depression, etc...Those most often times interferes with cognitive processing. You can talk with a specialist to confirm that statement. Also, some medications may also interfere with cognition. The person doing the evaluation will probably ask you how long you have had difficulties like what you have described. Did you have difficulties in school despite having good behavior?? They will just ask you a lot of questions. If you did have school difficulties before anything else surfaced, then there is a great change like majano's grandson. Majano is right on track in my opinion.

Good luck. I believe you will get an answer soon. The hard thing is convincing your insurance that you need the evaluation. Since you have bipolar and schizophrenia, it may not be that difficult for you. Your psychiatrist may be willing to write you a recommendation...Don't know.

Good luck.

Besides medicine,there are other ways to deal with bipolar disorder, as I have listed below:
product checklist for bipolar disorder
vitamin-mineral-amino acid formula (currently proprietary)
fish oil

lifestyle changes that may be helpful
exercise influences the production and use of neurotransmitters and hormones in the body, and its antidepressant effect is well known.1 a preliminary study of the effects of vigorous exercise on the body chemistry of patients with bipolar disorder found that exercise increased a specific chemical associated with better mood.

Vitamins that may be helpful
people diagnosed with depression may have lower blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids.4 5 a double-blind trial found that bipolar patients taking 9.6 grams of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil per day in addition to their conventional medications had significant improvements compared with those taking placebo.6

i hope those tips could be uesful.

I heard the same thing about exercise and supplements!!