Using Mental Math with NLD: Now vs. Life Applications

Growing up, math was a constant challenge for me, and I often needed multiple tutors to help with homework—sometimes three in a single day. While overwhelming at times, their support eased my frustration and tears. It wasn’t until I was diagnosed with NLD at 19 in college that I finally understood why math had been so difficult.

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Reading with NLD: Understanding and Comprehension

And  so today's episode is going to be about what it is like to read a book when you have an NLD.  I still have all of these problems,  so, do you have, do you find yourself skipping lines when trying to read a book?  Or have challenges with not feeling tired after reading a lot at once?  Do you find that sometimes it's hard to understand what you just read?

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Interview with Dateability, Me, and Johnathon (Part 1)

This episode is the first part to the interview with Jacqueline and Alexa co founders of Dateability app, Johnathon and myself. We will discuss how dateability makes their app safe, dating more accessible for everyone especially LGBTQ+, neurodivergents, and neurotypicals. Please go to this page and watch the video on it to learn more about dateability: https://info.dateabilityapp.com/. Thank you.

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Challenges of NLD, Chronic Migraines, and PTSD

Do you struggle with more than one incurable condition or learning difference? Or do you have challenges living with more than one condition or learning difference that are invisible? Do you have issues with theorems not being a cure for these conditions, diseases, learning differences, et cetera, now or possibly ever.

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Some Misconceptions About My Chronic Migraine Condition and NLD

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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NLD and Responsibility

Today I want to talk to you about a very special member of my dog, Truffles, and how she helped me become more responsible in my life. I also want to talk about how responsibility relates to NLD: it can help you feel more independent, confident, and in this case, how having a dog can help you with expressing emotions better.

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NLD, Context of Conversations and Big Picture Perspective

Today’s episode will be about NLDers sometimes forgetting the context or point of bringing up a story. Also when they go off topic and forget to say they’re going to. Do you ever have challenges with thinking in big picture terms? Or have difficulty with noticing when someone is not tuned into the conversation you’re having with them? Do you also have some issues with staying on topic with the conversations as well?

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