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What is Nonverbal Learning Disorder

Chapter 6
Advising Preservice Teachers Through Narratives From Students With Disabilities
Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD) or nonverbal learning disability, is a neurological condition marked by a collection of academic and social difficulties experienced by children of average or superior intelligence. NVLD may include problems manipulating visual-spatial information such as that required for drawing, writing and telling time using analog clocks. Tasks that require motor coordination, from tying shoes to driving may also be impaired. NVLD typically includes problems with executive function and higher-order information processing, math, handwriting and social skills.
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Hidden Disabilities: Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
Cheryl Irish (Shawnee State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7359-4.ch006
Abstract
Students with disabilities are choosing post-secondary educational options at increasing rates. While students with learning disabilities are endeavoring to earn degrees, many have typically struggled to meet the academic requirements. Research findings suggest that appropriate academic support tailored to individual needs and provided throughout the course of study can be effective in assisting students to attain a bachelor's degree. Effective supports for college students with learning disabilities include strategies that allow for multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression. This chapter will explore the college journey of a young man with nonverbal learning disabilities. The characteristics of NVLD and how those characteristics were expressed in his life will be reviewed. The student and a professor from the university discuss specific supports that lessened the effects of deficient executive function and information processing. The author also shares how the ongoing supports provided in college facilitated the student's attainment of a bachelor's degree.
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