Anyone with NVLD on WrongPlanet?

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Speedy recovery, Greentea.

They say its not ADD and honestly, I agree with them. My neuro specializes in the spectrum so he does see many people who do have ADD combined with NLD and AS. More for me its a SI issue and executive functioning. I just wanted so much to have a diagnosis that simple meds could 'fix'. lol. I'd never heard of NLD before, ever.

Like many of you who posted, I am also drawn to sociological topics and have wanted to go into social work or something. I actually do quite well with public speaking as long as I pay attention to eye contact, focus on an individual, and count to 4 before looking away. I had a therapist once who taught me about eye contact. That and looking at faces and catching what they are feeling. Also making faces of my own in the mirror. No diagnosis at that time, but it sure helped in the long run. I actually don't remember faces and the fact is I sometimes feel like I am looking at a blank circle when I am looking at them, but at least I now have eye contact!

Nice book recommendations, thanks!

My daughter was diagnosed with NLD a few years ago.

Bumping this thread up after five years...I have NLD as well but I'm studying to work in the criminal justice field. I'm not sure what area though. I'll find out when I do co-op this coming spring/summer.

I have been diagnosed with both NLD and Asperger's (NLD as a young teenager, then more recently, Asperger's). My most prominent deficits are definitely NLD-related: low muscle tone, poor coordination, disorientation, and face blindness. I do wonder if Asperger's might be an invalid diagnosis for me, because while time and time again I've been told that I look Aspie due to my stimming, unusual tone/rate of speech, and lack of eye contact, I consider myself to be externally oriented. I was withdrawn as a child (primarily due to a constant sense of anxiety), but these days I really enjoy socializing with friends and interacting with others at work (before my disabilities stopped me from working). After pondering my social difficulties, I can attribute most of them to severe anxiety or executive dysfunction rather than a lack of interest in people. For me, the reason why I don't make eye contact or speak in an unusual cadence is because I have a difficult time self-monitoring. I am aware what is expected in social situations, but when I am thinking about the content of my speech, my method of delivery and my hand gestures, that is just too much for my brain to handle simultaneously, so something inevitably goes astray. Add some anxiety into the mix, and I have an even more difficult time managing my non-verbals, due to my nausea and trembling hands. Does anyone else with NLD (and/or AS), think that their social awkwardness is related to anxiety and executive dysfunction, rather than a limited understanding of others? I have been told that I am very empathetic and polite, so the issue isn't that I don't comprehend social norms, it is just that I behave in a bit of a quirky manner. Sometimes I feel trapped, because people are always making assumptions that I like to isolate myself and prefer to be alone when this is anything but the truth!

And in regards to the job situation, Greentea, I wish I could give you an answer. I am currently out-of-work due to disability-related issues. I feel utterly unemployable, because I can't even handle something like cashiering or waitressing due to my visual-spatial, numeric, and coordination deficits. I excel at the humanities, but there are unfortunately not a lot of jobs in these areas. Any recommendations, folks?