About
Who I am
I am a learning disabled adult, a husband, a father and a professional statistician. I have functioned for more than 50 years with my disability, and I’d like to help other learning disabled people learn from my experience.
What I do
I speak and write about being learning disabled, particularly about having nonverbal learning disorders (NLD). I can also give presentations or webinars about NLD.
Why it matters
Although there are many experts on various aspects of learning disabilities, there are relatively few people who actually have LD and are willing and able to share this information in ways that can help people with LD and their teachers, parents and friends help them.
What are the problems you have in learning new stuff? How are you disabled? Do I need to teach you differently than the rest of the students in class? How can I make learning bridge easier for you? Sherry, your future mentor
Hi Sherry,
With regard to bridge, my big problems are with visualization and memory. For instance, right after a hand, I am already forgetting what was played. Many books assume that you can keep track of some cards, but don’t say HOW to do this. I can usually keep track of how many trump are out, but it’s hard to remember which ones. And that uses up memory, making it harder to remember other things. On the other hand, I am very good at logic.
thanks
Peter
I have a Mild Intellectrual Disability. I still am not to sure of what it really is but I know that I am diffrent. My parents never told me about it nor explained it to me. what can I do to hide it because I just want to be normal and smart. Like the rest of my siblings.