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Hi everyone, I'm Weirdspacebird.

It's hard to believe I was diagnosed with NVLD six years ago. I've done so little with myself since finding out and realizing how much it explained my life with all its unfortunate quirks. After many false starts I think I'm slowly going in the right direction, but it's been very difficult. I've known about wrong planet for years. I guess what finally led me to make an account is that I'm just so tired, frustrated, and burnt out from social misunderstandings and trying to be an Adult TM even though I still haven't even bought a car, had a decent job, or moved out of my parent's house.

The bright light is that I might soon be able to make money from one of my hobbies, and I'm working with voc rehab to get a part time job.

My official DSM diagnosis was a cluster of cognitive disorder-nos, mathematics disorder, developmental coordination disorder, inattentive adhd, and of course anxiety disorder-nos...I say of course because how do you have all that and not feel anxious . What a mouthful it all is. The neuro-psychologist who evaluated me explained that together that adds up to NVLD, which has no official recognition but which describes me pretty well.

I'm not sure where I stand in the debate as to whether it's "on the spectrum" or not but I do feel I have a lot in common with people on the autism spectrum, even if it is from a separate cause.

I took the most recent "aspie" quiz and and scored 130 out of 200 for neurodiversity.

Also I have seen some very interesting "definitions" of nvld on here. But for me and for most of the nvld people I have read about it is a holistic learning disability that affects every part of our lives, for life. I'm long done with school but NVLD still stabs me in the back, every day, 24/7

I have a very severe case and I'm affected socially, intellectually, and physically. It is *not* merely scholastic, and I don't think it is simply a "less bad" version of asperger's, as I have heard some describe. It can be just as severe, in its own way.

Hey Weirdspacebird welcome.

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