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Episode 21 (year 4): New name and acronym for NVLD: Development Visual Spatial Disorder or DVSD and Chronic Pain, Hypermobility and Neurodivergence

Did you know that there is a link between neurodivergence and being hyperbolic? Have you heard of why NVLD isn’t in the DSM? And why is the name changing to DVSD or Development Visual Spatial Disorder? Why isn’t there one agreed upon definition for NVLD or DVSD? We’ll be exploring these topics today. The songs I referenced were "Walking Miracles" and "Do Something," by Matthew West.

Did you know that there is a link between neurodivergence and being hyperbolic? Have you heard of why NVLD isn’t in the DSM? And why is the name changing to DVSD or Development Visual Spatial Disorder? Why isn’t there one agreed upon definition for NVLD or DVSD? We’ll be exploring these topics today. The songs I referenced were "Walking Miracles" and "Do Something," by Matthew West.

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Episode 20 (year 4): Interview with Janie and Me

Today's episode will be my interview with Janie and asking her some questions about what it is like for her to be neurodiverse.

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Episode 19 (year 4): Pro and Cons of Self-diagnosing NDs

Have you ever done self-diagnosis for being neurodivergent? What are the pros and cons of self-diagnosing? What are some misconceptions of self-diagnosing?

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Episode 18 (year 4): Inner Social Critic and NLD

Do you often have challenges with not questioning whether a social interaction went well or not because of your inner critic? Does your inner critic stop you from creating new relationships because you remember the last time you did that and how it turned out? Or maybe you’re hesitant to go deeper into an existing relationship because you like the status of it and don’t want to ruin it? 

Do you often have challenges with not questioning whether a social interaction went well or not because of your inner critic? Does your inner critic stop you from creating new relationships because you remember the last time you did that and how it turned out? Or maybe you’re hesitant to go deeper into an existing relationship because you like the status of it and don’t want to ruin it? 

Links for articles:

⁠https://www.smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/nld/nld-social-rules-choices/⁠

⁠https://nationalsocialanxietycenter.com/2021/12/29/is-your-inner-critic-to-blame-for-your-social-anxiety/⁠

⁠https://www.painless.health/post/neurodivergence-and-pain⁠

Link for Pateron:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 17 (year 4): Interview with Special Ed Teacher Amy Frazee-Johnson

Today's episode is an interview with Amy Frazee-Johnson who is a special ed teacher from Portland, Oregon. I really enjoyed interviewing her about what it was like to teacher her students before, during and after the pandemic.

Today's episode is an interview with Amy Frazee-Johnson who is a special ed teacher from Portland, Oregon. I really enjoyed interviewing her about what it was like to teacher her students before, during and after the pandemic.

Link for Pateron:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 16 (year 4): Misconceptions of NLD and LDs

Nonverbal Learning Disability is a learning challenge that makes it more difficult for individuals to process nonverbal information.

Nonverbal Learning Disability is a learning challenge that makes it more difficult for individuals to process nonverbal information. This includes understanding things like body language, facial expressions, tone of voice, social cues, hand signals, and other behaviors that make up the bulk of social interaction. NLD or NVLD also has physical challenges such as impaired fine motor skills and lower visual-spatial awareness. People with NLD can also process information more slowly which makes it difficult to do things like mental math, retain information, and think abstractly.

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Episode 15 (year 4): Neurodivergence and Being Bullied

Have you ever been bullied physically or online because of being neurodivergent, a nerd, OCDer? Or have you been name called, nicknamed or been the receiver of a slur? Or worse, are you your own bully because you think you are a burden to others?

Have you ever been bullied physically or online because of being neurodivergent, a nerd, OCDer?  Or have you been name called, nicknamed or been the receiver of a slur? Or worse, are you your own bully because you think you are a burden to others? Today’s episode is inspired by some articles that I read recently and feelings that I’ve been wrestling or struggling with over my whole life since I was diagnosed as NVLDer, PTSDer, and chronic migraine warrior. 

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Songs to use in this episode:

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Episode 14 (year 4): Comparing Dyslexia with NLD

Today I will be comparing Dyslexia with NLD by interviewing a college friend, Jay who is dyslexic.

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Episode 13 (year 4): NLD and Processing Feelings of Loneliness

This episode as always is about my experiences and I try to weave in others from fellow neurodivergents. I’m not writing this in spite of my friends or to make them feel bad. I ‘m writing it to help myself process what I’m going through and try to figure out how to help myself and others process as well get out of the feeling more easily.

This episode as always is about my experiences and I try to weave in others from fellow neurodivergents. I’m not writing this in spite of my friends or to make them feel bad. I ‘m writing it to help myself process what I’m going through and try to figure out how to help myself and others process as well get out of the feeling more easily.

Links for articles: 

Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Link for Pateron:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 12 (year 4): NLD, Making Big Life Decisions, Changes, and Living with Regrets

Have you ever had to make a big life decision and didn’t know how to make it? Have you ever regretted the decisions you made in your past? Or felt like there was too much change going on in your life for you to handle?

Have you ever had to make a big life decision and didn’t know how to make it? Have you ever regretted the decisions you made in your past? Or felt like there was too much change going on in your life for you to handle?

I have been wrestling a personal decision for months now that involves my traumatic past, I haven’t come to a conclusion on it yet. I am working on this with my therapist and thought I would share with you what the process has been like for me. Maybe it’ll help you or someone you know who is in the same situation. 

Links for articles:

Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Link for Pateron:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 11 (year 4): Interview with Me and Emeri

Today's episode is an interview I did with my friend Emeri last year. She is a kindergarten teacher and I was interviewing her on her experience of teaching before the pandemic, during, and after also.

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Episode 10 (year 4): NLD and Misplaced Things

Have you ever thought you lost something that was really valuable, precious, or meaningful to you? If so I hope you were able to find it when you least expected it.

Have you ever thought you lost something that was really valuable, precious, or meaningful to you? If so I hope you were able to find it when you least expected it. When you are trying to find it do you tend to tear the room apart looking for it and then get frustrated when you don’t find it? And even more so, when you realize the mess you made and have to put everything back where it belonged? I can think of many times when this has happened to myself. 

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Episode 09 (year 4): NLD and Censoring Your Thoughts Before They Become Sentences

Do you censor your thoughts before they become sentences so that they sound ‘okay,’ ‘normal’ or ‘good’ to you once you speak? Whether you’re a neurotypical or neurodivergent,  I’m sure we all do this to different degrees. I think this might be one of the causes of the migraines I have because I tend to overthink and make situations more complicated then they usually are too often. 

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Episode 08 (year 4): Interview with Megan and Me (Part 2 and 3)

Today's episode is an interview with Megan and I. She is an ambassador The NVLD Project and this is the second and third part of the interview.

Today's episode is an interview with Megan and I. She is an ambassador The NVLD Project and this is the second and third part of the interview. Here's her bio link: https://nvld.org/meet-ambassadors/ambassador-megan/. I also just released the website for Tailored Tech Services please take a look at it: https://tailoredtechservices.godaddysites.com/.

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Episode 07 (year 4): Are You Tired of Being a Neurodivergent?

Do you ever get so tired of explaining yourself to others because of being ND? Even to the ones you know want to help you?

Do you ever get so tired of explaining yourself to others because of being ND? Even to the ones you know want to help you? 

I don’t know about you but I often get tired of explaining what I’m trying to say to someone else because sometimes it’s hard for myself to understand it. I’m trying to say that sometimes I have a hard time speaking and putting my thoughts into words. I’m not sure if this is a symptom of NLD or something else.

Links for episode: 

Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠⁠

Link for Pateron:⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠

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Episode 06 (year 4): What the Expression “Quit While You’re Ahead,” Means to a NVLDer

Today we’re going to talk about one of the expressions that I feel is meaningless to me as a neurodivergent. That expression is “quit while you’re ahead.”

Today we’re going to talk about one of the expressions that I feel is meaningless to me as a neurodivergent. That expression is “quit while you’re ahead.” Have you ever heard this expression before and thought I’m not ahead I’m behind? Or realized that you better quit before you get into trouble or in bad graces with the person you’re conversing with because you would prefer to stay on their good side? 

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Episode 5 (year 4): Interview with Megan and Me (Part 1)

Today's episode is an interview with Megan and I. She is an ambassador The NVLD Project.

Today's episode is an interview with Megan and I. She is an ambassador The NVLD Project and this is the first part of the interview. Here's her bio link: https://nvld.org/meet-ambassadors/ambassador-megan/. I also just released the website for Tailored Tech Services please take a look at it: https://tailoredtechservices.godaddysites.com/.

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Episode 04 (year 4): Stop Second-Guessing Yourself

Have any of you been second guessing yourself for a long time because of self-doubt, low self-esteem or low confidence? I’m sure we do this whether you are neurodivergent or neurotypical. I still do it myself sometimes even though I have worked a lot in this area.

Have any of you been second guessing yourself for a long time because of self-doubt, low self-esteem or low confidence? I’m sure we do this whether you are neurodivergent or neurotypical. I still do it myself sometimes even though I have worked a lot in this area. 

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Episode 03 (year 4): You Are More Than A Label

I want to talk today about being more than the labels we were given whether that’s short, tall, thin, big, smart, stupid, white, black or brown, LGTBQ+, neurotypical or neurodiverse. I don’t want to minimize these labels if you like them being part of you. But I want to remind you that they aren’t the totality of you.

I want to talk today about being more than the labels we were given whether that’s short, tall, thin, big, smart, stupid, white, black or brown, LGTBQ+, neurotypical or neurodiverse. I don’t want to minimize these labels if you like them being part of you. But I want to remind you that they aren’t the totality of you. I hope that makes sense. Do you ever feel excluded because of the label you were given by a social construct? Or by doctors, therapists, professionals, or politicians? I know for me it’s often difficult to think of the qualities that I have that aren’t related to NLD or the chronic migraine condition I have. I do know that I am more than those two labels though.  

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Episode 02 (year 4): Interview with Dr. Emily Levy and Me

Here is my interview with Dr. Levy about her work with nuerodivergents inside and outside of education.

Here is my interview with Dr. Levy about her work with nuerodivergents inside and outside of education. Dr. Levy does EBL coaching for neurodivergent in NYC. Here's a link to her website: https://eblcoaching.com/dr-emily-levy/. In this interview I'll ask her about how her company shift their coaching once the pandemic occurred and transpired. I hope you enjoy it.

Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: ⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠

Link for Pateron:⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠

Links for new podcasts:

  1. Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26wUJIsGzZPHuFlhX?si=c3b2fabc1f334284⁠

  2. Chats, Barks, & Growls: Convos With My Pet Trailer: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/74BJO1eOWkpFGN5fT7qJHh?si=4440df59d52c4522⁠

  3. Think Out: Free Your Imagination Trailer: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/71UWHOgbkYtNoHiUagruBj?si=3d96889cfd2f487b⁠

Links for Sleepy Butterfly:

1. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5FNnA8XFCzRORCRaZXlHE9?si=a82d5133f7f6411e⁠

2. ⁠https://www.facebook.com/sleepybutterfly96⁠

Here are my platforms:

1. ⁠https://livingwithnld.com/⁠

2. ⁠https://livingwithnld.com/contact⁠

3. ⁠https://livingwithnld.com/podcast-swag⁠

4. ⁠Living With NLD Facebook⁠

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