A Short Note On Non Verbal Learning Disorder - 1005 Words

In 2011, I was diagnosed with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder(NLD). A brain-based condition that effects educational and social development. When I was young, I was described as a social butterfly. But in class I was labeled as disruptive and unable to focus. As I got older, my peers and the adults around me noticed that I was different. I was unable to pick up on social cues, therefore unable to keep friendships. I have always been a loud talker, but I didn t know when to stop. The more anxious I got, the more I talked and the louder I got. When I became a teenager, I fell into the wrong crowd, I stopped trying in school and ended up failing most of my classes. In 2012, I was placed in a therapeutic boarding school. Everyone had a learning†¦show more content†¦The hours of tutoring and one-on-one assistance left me even more confused. In class I was more concerned with finishing the assignments, than I was with understanding the concepts. Everyday I dread math class and pray t hat I am not called on. When asked to answer a question or asked to come up to the board and work through a problem, I panic. I freeze and forget even the slightest bit of understanding that I had of the lesson. It does not matter who is teaching it, or how they are teaching it. Math and I, just don t get along. I have always known that I am an auditory learner. I know this because, of my aptitude with languages. My ability to mimic people voices, remember song lyrics, and my incredible memory of past conversations. Though I do have terrible working memory, I have great long term memory. This is just one of the ways, through which I process information. I am also a kinesthetic learner, which means that I can learn through movement. I discovered this through equine therapy, and the information I retained while working with the horses. From the VARK, I learned that I have a very strong aural learning preference, along with reading and writing skills. I find it very easy to express my thoughts and feeling verbally. I am always talking and being told to be quiet. My brain is constantly running and my mouth is trying to keep up. The only relief I found from this is books. I have always loved reading books. The feeling of a book in my hand