Non-Verbal_Learning_Disorders

Non-Verbal Learning Disorders
Nonverbal Learning Disorder is a development disability that often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Many feel that Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD) is Asperger’s Syndrome but it isn’t. They are two different diagnoses. Nonverbal is very deceptive because children with NLD are very bright and very verbal. Their vocabulary is much like adults. Students with NLD have deficits in areas that are nonverbal. People with NLD “do not process accurately information which is not verbal/linguistic in nature”. Many times NLD suffers tend to be very concrete and appear very “black and white” with no gray. Children with Asperger’s tend to be very emotional, socially inappropriate and have difficulties interacting positively with peers. Student’s with NLD find math to be the most challenging of subjects. Online drill and practice is a great way for these kids to memorize facts. NLD students also would benefit from screen readers because they process verbal information so much better so sites like watchknow.org would help students when they forget. Cognitive development and strategies also help students with NLD. Introducing concepts with music helps NLD students remember and recall. Even though NLD students aren’t very coordinated, graceful, or athletic, the more movement and muscle use the better the student remembers and recalls. Social skills for students with NLD are very low as well. Teaching social skills and social appropriateness is also a necessity for these students. Basic social networking sites like club penguin and other very basic social networking sites where writing is not the focal point might be helpful to these students as well.

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