Jan 29, 2020
Join Tracy and her guest Linda Karanzalis, M.S., BCCS in
Episode #56 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women. Linda is a board-certified
cognitive specialist and parent/student coach who provides
executive function training and social-emotional learning programs
for people of all ages. Linda also just wrote an article for
ADDitude magazine’s Winter 2020 issue on ADHD and Non-verbal
Learning Disorder.
Linda shares with us:
- Her symptoms in childhood
- Her ADHD diagnosis
- How she figured out that she had something more than just ADHD
- Her Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) diagnosis
- What NVLD looks like
- What percentage of communication is verbal vs non-verbal and why that matters
- Why those with NVLD actually talk more, not less
- What it means to not understand the meaning behind words and take things literally
- How to tell the difference between ADHD and NVLD
- Why those with NVLD are often misdiagnosed with ADHD
- Why NVLD is still not recognized in the DSM even though they are both brain-based conditions
- What happens to those with NVLD who are left untreated
Linda then shares the current treatment options for NVLD and
explains why she believes they don’t work. She also shares what she
has discovered does work.
Resources:
Addvantageslearningcenter.com
Symptom test for adults, Could I have non-Verbal Learning
Disorder? https://www.additudemag.com/screener-nonverbal-learning-disorder-symptoms-test-adults/
Article that appeared in Additude magazine on
NVLD: https://addvantageslearningcenter.com/adhd-vs-nv
Another article by Linda Karanzalis for ADDitude
magazine.
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