Asperger's Syndrome the Same as Nonverbal Learning Disorder

Post Reply New Topic

About NLD. I don't know.......


Disorder is a state of entropy.



Still wish another had insight/opinion, or a good guess, as to the role of (lack of) Sylvian Fissure, autism. I'm in the neuroscience field and whilst a correlation exists, no one really knows how or why. Research topic?

nominalist, whilst I cannot recall his reasons, I believe he means that those with AS "appear" to lack the desire to interact, much like those with autism. This is generally speaking, and oversimplified. AS can range from mild to severe, so those on the mild end probably "appear" to interact because they actually do, it's just odd and eccentric; those on the severe end are like those with autism who "appear" aloof, but many of them may wish to interact with their peers (there's normal people who don't wish to socialize after all), it's just that they cannot at all. Most with AS appear to be of the "severe" type if one looks at that outcome study you so happened to find.

I've seen a few younglings, girls with AS, who failed to interact at all with those outside of their immediate family; when others interacted with them, they appeared aloof.

I'm guessing this article is based on children around early elementary/primary school and/or less; interestingly enough, I've only twice went out of my way to initiate contact with people, one went disastrously, the other went really well. I had others interact with me, and I found common ground in interests, i.e., computer games, sports and whatnot, but I interacted on the basis of mechanics rather than socialization.

Here's his quote:

I was wondering about this too long before this topic here. NVLD was the first thing suspected (under a different name here), but then taking from my history and the IQ test it was discarded.

Processing speed, spatial IQ and performance IQ higher than the verbal (subtest) score(s). These tests scores don't take other to real life, but obviously I have them in me. Somewhere. Usually, when someone tries to scare me good-heartily, I won't realise and react to the shock and surprise a good five to ten seconds later. At the same time I almost hit the ceiling in the processing part of the IQ test. Odd.

Anyway, this fits we exactly I think:

Hi, Daniel,

That makes sense. Most people used to say that, because of my unintentional formality in social situations, I appeared uninterested (even though I often was). The words and the tone simply did not come out the way I intended. Fortunately, it is not as bad as it used to be, but I still often give off an aura of aloofness.

One thing which might be useful to keep in mind is that NLD is not a diagnostic category in the DSM-IV-TR. NLD developed within neuropsychology, not within psychiatry. (The DSM is a psychiatric publication.) Consequently, I would speculate that most people who, from a neuropsychological standpoint, would be treated as NLD would, from a psychiatric standpoint, be treated as either Asperger's or PDD-NOS.