Not only do I have troubles with space, I have troubles with time, as well. What’s “Troubles with Time”? I have no problems telling time. As far as I know, I learned to read a clock at a roughly normal age. But I have trouble knowing when things happened and I have trouble knowing how […]
Where does the sun rise? (Adventures in NLD land)
July 29, 2012 by
Way back when I was 10 or so, I took a bunch of psychological tests. One of them was an IQ test – the WISC. These scales certainly have their issues, but they can provide useful information when used properly by experts. One such piece of information is the pattern of subtest scores. Mine was […]
Do we have a toaster oven? (adventures in NLD-land)
July 23, 2012 by
Before reading on, answer me this: Do you have a toaster oven? If so, where is it? And, did you have to go search for it? One day, I was reading a cookbook and I decided to make a toasted sandwich. The book said to cook it in a toaster oven. Hmmm. Do we have […]
The Mountain of Academics when You Have Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
May 6, 2012 by
In this article I introduce the analogy of learning disabilities (or any disability) as a mountain between where you are and where you want to go. In the current article, I discuss academic problems for people with NLD. The mountain of academic problems with nonverbal learning disabilities Many people with nonverbal learning disabilities have few […]
The Mountain of Sensory Overload and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
May 6, 2012 by
Introduction In this article, I introduced the idea of nonverbal learning disabilities (or any disability) as a mountain between where you are and where you want to go. In the current article, I will discuss the mountain of sensory overload problems, and ways of coping. Nonverbal learning disabilities and sensory overload Many NLDers have problems […]
The Mountain of Socialization and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Part 2: Ways to cope
May 6, 2012 by
In this article I introduced the idea of nonverbal learning disabilities, or any disability, as a mountain between where you are and where you want to go. In this article I discussed socialization skills. In the present article, I will discuss how the mountain analogy can be used to help with these skills. I didn’t […]
The Mountain of Socialization and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Part 1
May 6, 2012 by
Introduction to the NLD Mountain In this article, I introduced the analogy of nonverbal learning disability (or any disability) as a mountain between where you are, and where you want to go. In the next series of articles, I will address five specific problems that many NLDers have, and how they create mountains: Socialization Sensory […]
An interview with me by David Van Nuys
April 3, 2012 by
An Interview with Peter Flom, Ph.D. on Nonverbal Learning Disorder
Some thoughts on disorder and stigma
February 15, 2012 by
Disability? Disorder? Difference? Yes, disorder (or disability) implies something is wrong. And, at least for me, something IS wrong. To deny it (as people did a LOT during my childhood, and still do somewhat today) is kind of insulting in a weird way, because it says that the things I have a lot of difficulty […]
Anxiety? Yeah!
January 25, 2012 by
So, a lot of people with LD or autism or Asperger’s or whatnot are anxious. Some are so anxious it’s a disorder. Maybe we’re born with it. Maybe it’s given to us. Because, for many people with LD or autism or Asperger’s or whatnot, the world keeps tossing us the unexpected. Praise for what’s easy. […]