Nonverbal Learning Disability

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If I could get rid of one of my five mental disorders, I would probably pick NLD. It cancels out a lot of good Asperger's traits, like having a high IQ and being good at math. Instead I had to struggle through high school, not knowing why I couldn't do math, fill-in-the-blanks, or essay questions. I never had any idea what I was doing wrong when it came to studying; I tried so many different methods, and none of them worked. I was diagnosed with NLD last year, and so far I've been able to avoid taking classes with fill-in-the-blanks and essay questions, although I had to drop my College Algebra course because I was going to fail it.

Who else has NLD and has faced similar struggles?

There are many here who do, I hope they answer you.

Grammar Geek- yes I most likely have NVLD and did struggle with math in middle school and had to have a tutor for math back then. I took college algebra and went to a tutor and was able to pass. I never had trouble with fill in the blank or essay questions, but I am a nerd and studied a lot. Never need more time for tests and just learned differently or that is how I look at it. I did take neuropsychology test and significant discrepancy between Verbal which was 112 and Performance or whatever the visual perception part is called and the score was 82. A 15 point difference between the two is considered significant. I learned that I am an auditory learner and auditory memory is better than visual memory. Was told I may not understand nonverbal cues and no wonder I have felt socially awkward all these years. In middle school I was in the spelling bee and needed a tutor for algebra.

I have impaired visual and auditory memory skills (tried studying both ways) and no matter how much I studied, I couldn't do fill-in-the-blanks or essays. It was so frustrating, especially since it was a high-achieving school and I felt inferior to a lot of the others.

And yeah, I've won multiple spelling bees, but even with a math tutor, I failed math my senior year in high school and would've failed last semester if I hadn't dropped the class.

Yes tutors can help in college and so can tape recording the lecture, rewriting the notes and studying for exams 4 to 5 days before test.

Good luck in college.

I have dyslexia & I struggled aLOT in school. I'm an auditory learner but I get details confused/mixed up due to my dyslexia. It also cancels out the stereotyped strengths of Aspergers for me.

I have a nonverbal learning disability as well, diagnosed with it back in 2010. I also have generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and dysthymic disorder. I wish I could get rid of it as well as I believe it contributes to my anxiety issues. We're said to have smaller amgydalas in a study that compared the brains of children with Asperger Syndrome and children with NVLD.