In a comment on my post “Things not to say….” , Michelle asked So really how did you get from not having any friends or dates to having a wife and 2 kids ? Well, the short answer is …. “my peers grew up and so did I (a little)”. But a longer answer is […]
Abled and disabled
June 13, 2010 by 1 Comment
I’m disabled. More specifically, I’m learning disabled. Even more specifically, I have nonverbal learning disabilities. Not differences, disabilities. There are things that virtually all NT people (NT = neurotypical, the acronym for people who think they don’t need one) . A ‘difference’ is something you might choose – more rational or more emotional? More mathematical […]
Drowning in the mainstream
June 12, 2010 by 5 Comments
It’s so enticing. The mainstream. Maybe our children aren’t so different, so unusual. Maybe they are ‘normal’. Maybe they belong in the mainstream. But maybe not. Maybe our goal ought not be a mainstream education but a mainstream life? After all, we will spend about 12 years in elementary and high school, and, if we […]
Interview with DisAbility News & Views Radio
June 8, 2010 by 1 Comment
Here is a 90 minute interview I did with Monica Moshenko in 2006 click on the link below to listen.
Things not to say to LD people (or their parents)
May 13, 2010 by 13 Comments
1. You can’t be LD, you’re so bright! Ummm, you can be smart and LD, average intelligence and LD, or less than average intelligence and LD. Just like you can be tall and fat, tall and thin, or tall and average weight. LD means that you have a pronounced deficit in some area of learning. […]
What is nonverbal learning disability?
May 11, 2010 by 10 Comments
So, what is NLD? How can a person be learning disabled (LD) and yet be good at reading and at math? Are labels like NLD useful, harmful, or both? What’s it like being weird? What is NLD? NLD is a neurological impairment that affects people’s abilities with many areas, typically ones that are not related […]
What it is like to be learning disabled
May 8, 2010 by 2 Comments
It isn’t pleasant. Suppose you’re required, for some reason, to go to some auditorium. The seats are banked, and dark, and there’s a spotlight on the stage. As you enter and find a seat, a man enters the stage. Silence falls over the auditorium. All of a sudden, the man yells and points. Right at […]
Learning disabilities as a mountain
May 4, 2010 by 1 Comment
I view nonverbal learning disability (NLD) (or any disability) as a mountain between where we are and where we want to be. Some mountains are small, some are huge; some feature gentle slopes, others have vertical cliffs. In any case, there are four things you can do when confronted with a mountain in your path. […]
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