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nonverbal learning disorder
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non·ver·bal learning disorder (nn-vûrbl)
n. Abbr. NLD
A neurological disorder of the right cerebral hemisphere in which the processing of nonverbal and visual-spatial information is impaired, leading to deficits in balance and coordination, pattern recognition, mathematical ability, and visual memory.


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As a result, consider not only children with a diagnosis of ADHD but also children with a diagnosis of nonverbal learning disability, dyslexia, or what DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) terms "reading disorder.
A New Leaf girl is typically struggling in the home and academically with a number of Behaviors and may have been diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, hi-polar disorder, a nonverbal learning disability, Asperger's Syndrome, a mood disorder, anxiety, OCD, oppositional defiant disorder, and school and/or social phobias.
95 Paperback JKP essentials RJ506 Mamen (a clinical psychologist specializing in learning disabilities) introduces parents and school professionals to the prevailing symptoms of Nonverbal Learning Disability in school-age children and characterizes its four sub-types (perceptual, social, written expressive, and attentional); she also addresses its relationship to pattern recognition.
 
 
 
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