It’s June. School just let out. But it’s not too soon to start thinking about September. Are you going back to school yourself? Congratulations! Start planning! If it’s college or graduate school, you can plan courses; if you know what courses you’re taking, you may be able to get the books. You might be able […]
The big switch – school to work for LD people
May 30, 2011 by 3 Comments
In terms of where and with whom you spend most of your waking hours, there are three big switches in most people’s lives: In your first years, you spend time at home, with your parents or caregivers. Then you spend a long time in school, with teachers and classmates. Then you have work, with colleagues […]
Ten things we wish our bosses knew
May 15, 2011 by 4 Comments
Right now, I work for myself. I’m a statistical consultant, and I’m trying to do some things with learning disabilities. But I’ve had bosses, and so have other people with NLD. This is a sort of pastiche.
Being afraid is the appropriate reaction to being disabled, but it shouldn’t be
February 14, 2011 by 3 Comments
I am learning disabled. Hey, it says so right on the title to my blog. All too often, in today’s world, being afraid is the appropriate reaction to being learning disabled. It shouldn’t be. But it is. Why should we not be afraid? The world teaches us, from the start, to be afraid. Afraid of […]
Celebrating our differences means honoring our disabilities
January 28, 2011 by 1 Comment
I’m sorry. You’re disabled, or your child is. Or grandchild. Or student. I’m disabled too. It sucks. On the other hand, being me isn’t so bad. And being different from other people, per se, is not so bad either. The world wouldn’t be very interesting if we were all the same, so it’s a good […]
Language is not just about speech
January 21, 2011 by 4 Comments
My friend Varda (SquashedMom) posted about language and speech and it got me thinking about language from the NLD (nonverbal learning disability) angle. Language has a lot more in it than speech – there’s a whole lot of nonverbal stuff that goes into it. And, since I have nonverbal LD, I am sensitive to that.
Strangers in our own land
January 16, 2011 by 2 Comments
Have you ever been a tourist in a foreign country? One where they don’t speak English and where you don’t speak the native language? Did you feel a little stress?
Accommodations for LD
November 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
If you read about learning disabilities, you will quickly come across the topic of accommodations. There are accommodations at school and at work, at home and at play. Although I haven’t done a study, I am willing to wager that the most common accommodation at school is extra time. This is due to the fact […]
Pushing our limits and accepting them
November 13, 2010 by 2 Comments
All human beings have limits. Learning disabled people may have more severe limits than others. And I am pretty sure that we get told, more often than others, to push our limits. In addition, parents of LD kids get told to push their kids’ limits. Sometimes this is good advice. Sometimes it isn’t.
What if people came with emoticons?
November 7, 2010 by 1 Comment
The internet is great for people like me who have nonverbal learning disabilities. No faces to read, no tones of voice to interpret …. it’s all text. Well ALMOST all. Sometimes people use emoticons, also known as smileys. You know, like 🙂 or 🙁 for smiling and frowning. Wikpedia has a list of emoticons and […]
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