Nonverbal Learning Disorder & Asperger's / Kathryn Stewart

[techboy302]

i ADD i didnt know it until i was in high school but i did get tested when i was 3 or 4 t the problem is with i dont understand very much all i get form this is my brain doesn't work right

[alterbridgefan99]

I was diagnosed with NLD my freshman year in high school. Before my diagnosis I felt SO STUPID cause I didn't know how to learn and my special ed teachers didn't know how to teach me cause they've never heard of it. I still feel really stupid sometimes, but I've over come a lot. And...wtf, she didn't talk about NLD at all! False advertising lol

[Steamaddict1603]

@alterbridgefan99 I was lucky because I had a teacher who caught my NLD at an early age. Your right when you said that the teachers didn't know how to teach you. I have a teacher now well, she's a chef at the vocational school that I go to and she has no idea how to handle me. Pepople need to be educated more on what people like us have. I agree, false advertising.

[alterbridgefan99]

@Steamaddict1603

isn't it so frustrating?!?! My councler actually suspected something. My teachers didn't say one single thing.

[Steamaddict1603]

@alterbridgefan99 Yeah, but once you get out of school it goes away so I'm told. My teacher caught it and I was diagnosed when I was in the 5th grade but my school had no clue how to teach me. Luckly my high school knows what I have and they treat me very well over there plus it's vocational education which you can't go wrong with.

[alterbridgefan99]

@Steamaddict1603

honey, it doesn't go away. It's a forever thing. You're very lucky you got diagnosed early though. I graduated from highschool (Honers :D) in 07 and still VERY MUCH have it. I've over come a lot but it does not go away.

[beez1717]

I'm glad I got to see Dr. Stewart on Youtube :)

[larrymyclown]

why didn't the interviewer ask about asperger's rather than NLD???

that's what her book is about!!!!

[1mpuls1v3]

@redeemer1kamili I have NLD, &, in my experience, had to be taught the meaning of cues & to decipher the different facial expressions, vocal tones, & physical/body language cues. Also, the disorder makes it hard to differentiate between literal & figuritive language; in college, this causes academic & testing problems for me since I would misinterpret the directions even though I know the material well. I act 'normal'- whatever the hell that may be- & see everything in black&white

[Dzubur1]

I go to her school

[gasmbay]

how is it a disorder? ... i dont understand, i dont want to sound ignorant and im not against psychiatry.. BUT language is a human convention (invention) it is not naturally built into us. i just dont think it is a disorder to fail to learn "verbally". there are all kinds of learning styles.

[redeemer1kamili]

@gasmbay It's terminology. Disorder/Syndrome. In reality it is just a difference. Up till recently people kind of thought that all minds worked the same way, and if there was a difference, you clearly are broken. There are different learning styles.

Language is biological, not an invention. Specific parts of the brain process the different parts of language: Comprehension, speaking, error detection, planning ect. Damage can and does specific things based on where it is e.g. Broca's Area.

[redeemer1kamili]

@gasmbay Socially there are lots of conventions that are not completely biological. Like eye contact. Western cultures tend to prefer moderately high amounts of eye contact, and a lack is thought of as 'deceptive'. Eastern cultures, comparatively, prefer less eye contact. Too much is always seen as disrespectful, but the relative amounts differ wildly.

I think calling it a disorder sucks, but it is possible. I don't think it is, but I could be wrong. Most differences were considered disorders...

[ManderMurduh]

A couple years ago I was in a mental hospital because of depression and anger issues and I was diagnosed with this because of this 200 question test they had you take...

[evilresidence4]

dude i have this lmao

[queenmother123]

I have NVLD it sucks @shootingstar24 so did I and I'm the same age check out my vlog on it Thanks for posting this.

[generic66]

asmom23: Could you give me more details?

[asmom23]

You should all know that this woman is more infamous than famous among families that struggle with this disorder.

[keniichi]

I have strong elements of NVLD, my neurophoyolgist said he even barely knows enough about it.

[lamarjlp914]

I was recently NLD. I was told I have average non verbal cognitive abilities but extreme high verbal cogntive abilities, which are all but useless in our modern world. It's like inheriting a ton of garbage.

[daniellebelle1993]

I completely agree, I also have NVLD.

[wikidoo]

what is the difference between NLD and NLVD?

[BigT8943]

It's the same thing, it's kind of like how some people say ADD and some say ADHD for the same disorder.

[koolidsmilegurl]

hi i have nld there is no diffrince just worded diffrently :)

[jamesspencerjackson]

how do you study for a test if you have nld. i have nld as well and i need help

thank u

[jamesspencerjackson]

could you please help me. i have nld and i want to find a college that knows how to help people with nld. does anyone know a school like that?

[monk3y89]

I wasn't diagnosed with NLD until 18 because i was always considered a gifted child...it sucks

[shootingstar24]

I didn't get diagnosed until last year, at age 25. NLD really got in the way of my being successful on the job. I'm always thinking if we could have found it MUCH SOONER, a lot of things could have been avoided.

[BigT8943]

That and all the material out there is about helping kids with NLD, but it's a much harder thing to deal with in adulthood. I feel your pain... I'm in my mid 30s now and despite a college education I can't get past high school level jobs.

[koolidsmilegurl]

THANK YOU i wish that was more recognized how much we struggle in the workplace

[shootingstar24]

@BigT8943 Have you heard of the book, 'Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability'? You can get in on amazon, it's by Yvona Fast, and others. I got that book recently, and it's been a tremendous help. There are so many stories in there and tips and tricks for NLDers/Asers when it comes to interviewing, etc. You should give it a try, and see if it helps! :-)

[koolidsmilegurl]

thankgod u know what it is now thats a life time of misunderstanding about yourself

[koolidsmilegurl]

a gift aghhh well i guess since it makes us who we are in some ways but its fustrating

[BumsenDK]

"need to be in a centre that can help them etc" lul... did she mean to institutionalize all people with aspergers? my wife probably wouldnt want me to there ;)

[BumsenDK]

Aspergers disorder... is that really what you call it over there? DSM-4 calls it syndrome.

to me it matters. I dont feel that im a disorder.

[fjeffrey10]

I for one have been diagnosed with both Asperger's disorder and Non-verbal Learning disorder. I went to a boarding school in East Haddam CT called Franklin Academy. Franklin Academ is also a college prep school. Just thought saying that might help.