The via crucix of NLD

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What is horrible about NLD is that our strength lies in everything that is verbal (languages, writing, talking) but at the same time we lack Theory of Mind and scientific talent (we're visio-spatially impaired) so while our strength limits us to occupations that are heavily human interaction oriented, we also fail at those occupations bitterly.

This is, at least for me, the via crucix of life with NLD.

I've had those same thoughts. I wish I had the visual-spatial ability to pursue physics or astronomy, but college courses convinced me that that would be a bad idea. I do fine with math/science up to a point, but then I seem to hit a wall. I actually have no problem with the abstract theories (in fact I wrote a paper in my religion class on the similarities between Buddhism and quantum theory), but when it comes to the mathematics of physics, I am lost. I guess there are some careers which would need advanced verbal ability and still wouldn't require much in the way of interaction, but it would be simpler if I could go into a scientific field, especially as more scientists seem to be quirky themselves and thus tolerate quirkiness in others.

I have the same problem. I always had an urge to spend time around people, but when I tried to talk to them, awful things would happen. Its like the desire is there to be sociable but not the ability.