Nonverbal Learning Disorder, also called Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, is a specific pattern of neuropsychological assets and deficits that impacts an individual’s success in the academic and social settings. This disorder originates in the right hemisphere of the brain. Reception of nonverbal or performance-based information governed by this hemisphere is impaired in varying degrees, causing problems with visual-spatial, intuitive, organizational, evaluative, and holistic processing functions. The "nonverbal" of NLD does not mean that these individuals are "not" verbal. To the contrary, they are often overly verbal, not knowing when to end a conversation. They also have a tendency to interrupt when trying to join a conversation. They learn best verbally. They hear the words but may not interpret the facial or body expressions of the person who is speaking. Therefore, understanding the true meaning of what someone is saying can be a real challenge for those with NLD (and as a result, they tend to suffer socially).
http://www.nldontheweb.org/ for more info.
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