NVLD

[notellin]

My son's therapist suggested that I have him tested for a Non-Verbal Learning Disability. I read that a discrepancy between verbal IQ and performance IQ is a big indicator of a NVLD. But I don't really see that exact language in the WISC-IV scores. I see verbal comprehension index, perceptual reasoning index, processing speed index. Can anyone tell me what matches up to verbal IQ and performance IQ?

[lillian]

It's the contrast between VCI (verbal comprehension index) and PRI (perceptual reasoning index) on the WISC-IV.

[socalgal]

I kept wondering where I would find the support I needed for my NVLD kid...

It was just killing me. I'm sure you mentioned it but I'm slow on the uptake.




Gosh and I got the pictures to work.

[lostmyshoe]

Hi SG,

I have a NVLD myself as well as ADD and APD. I was never actually tested myself but I display all the characteristics of NVLD and APD(Auditory processing disorder) it has made my life difficult at times, especially when learning a new job and when I was in grade school. If I am simply shown something, it does not always register and I have to be told verbally as well and then I understand. Even so I was told when I was in school that I had a high IQ, so it does not really effect how intelligent you are. It's just how your brain is put together. My daughter has ADD and APD. When my daughter was tested by an audiologist they found that she had the Auditory Processing Disorder but that she has learned to compensate pretty well. You may want to check into this too as APD is a slowness of the brain to decode information it receives. It has nothing to do with actual hearing My daughter was also diagnosed with ADD. The two seem to go hand in hand. I've never been actually tested for ADD but the psychologist that diagnosed my daughter with ADD was pretty sure from symptoms that I described and interacting with me that I have it too and I think a lot worse then my daughter because my life was much more difficult then hers. The audiologist that tested my daughter also told us that these disabilities do not necessarily effect intellect but these disabilities are all located in that same area of the brain. My daughter is an A-B student in school. She seems to do well academically but it seems that she was affected more in the social and focusing areas and also does not do well in athletics. Neither of us have been affected verbally. We can both talk a blue streak but we both have had social problems and picking up information problems. With the NVLD and APD the problem is the processing of information that the brain receives, there is a lag. My daughter and I also both got picked on in school as ADD folks seem to develop socially slower. As you get older you learn to compensate but it can be difficult growing up. The NVLD is something you just have to learn to live with. As long as you are sure to get both visual and verbal instructions you can work with it. I don't know if there is any medication for it. Many people try different medications for ADD. I feel that in my case I may have benefited from it but not as much was known about it when I was a child. My daughter has always done well in school and we chose not to medicate her for her ADD so far. She is also suseptable to migraines and is a very picky eater and could not afford to lose weight or be sick all the time from medicines. She is doing pretty well now so we are going to just watch and see how the rest of this year goes. She hasn't displayed the NVLD too much but I know what it is like to live with and have learned to work around it. Next year is High School and we will decide on ADD medication for my daughter depending on how she handles the stress of High School as the work load is much more. If you have anymore questions please don't hesitate to ask. I hope something I said may help as I have personal experience with NVLD.

[deebee]

I belong to the following yahoo mailing list for NLD which I find very interesting. There are parents of children with NLD and also adults with NLD so it's a good way to get both perspectives.

groups.yahoo.com/group/NLD-In-Common/