1. Is the frequency of NLD increasing?
2. Is research indicating any innovative treatment techniques that shold be considered?
3. Who are the local or regional experts that should be contacted to inform them of school’s current programs; which is in the Philly area? I would appreciate any help with these important questions. Maureen
Re: answering questions for private school, looking for ways
Hi Maureen,
I am an adult with NLD/ADHD so I thought I would take a shot at your questions. As to whether it is on the rise, I feel experts are more aware of it unlike in the past, which is good. I do agree that the downside of that is you start getting professionals who hand out the diagnosis even though it really isn’t apprpropriate. It is finding the happy medium that is the key.
As far as innovative treatments, I am saddened to say that unfortunately, it seems to be the same old, same old, recycled information. I have learned more from posters than any darn professional.
Since this is an AT board, a piece of AT that could be helpful to folks with NLD. Lexia is testing out some software for visual spatial difficulties that could be made available for purchase around September. I think this is the right link:
http://www.lexia.com
Hope this helps somewhat.
PT
“NLD” as a diagnosis has only recently been on the radar at all. An awful lot of klutzy “geeks” (who confounded the psych literature that keeps testifying that gosh, if you’re gifted in IQ you tend to be just well-rounded and good at everything) in the past 200 years probably could have been identified.
HOWEVER, there is also a well-established pretty dramatic increase in autism. There could also be an increase in other neurological imbalances & disorders whether or not they’re “on the spectrum.”
Research is just in its … oh, really, pre-natal stages. LEt’s face it, NLD is still a very BROAD diagnosis — so what would work well wlith one flavor of it would be a disaster with another. (Consider the disorganized flibbertigibet compared to the OCD plugger…)
Don’t know from philly.
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