LD or not? That is the question.

Hi Scholar,
You seem to have good memory recall, from what you write. Where you say that you can recollect audio-visual information, lectures and novels.
Though I just wonder whether you might be remembering too much? Which might seem an odd suggestion?
When you ‘recall novels or lectures’, do you recall ‘whole passages of text’, or just the key-points throughout it?
Perhaps you could comment on this, and talk a bit about your ‘challenges’?
Geoff,

Thank you for your reply.

Novels, I remember not word for word, but chronologically in detail as if it was a visual event. (Difficult to describe) Audiovisual media I remember in chunks word for word.

Actually I do not know what my challenge is. (Like the old joke: my handicap is golf :))Sitting in front of a text it becomes, after a few minutes, a mechanical reading of words that has no meaning as a whole.(that is the only way I can describe it)

I have to confess; I have considered that in trying to explore LD I might be looking for a scapegoat.(the cause might be purely emotional) Be that as it may, my inability to study effectively has impacted on my life up to here.

Interestingly I spoke to a friend of mine that is a Kinesiologist, and she determined I was right brain imbalanced. Apparently people that are imbalanced to the right side do struggle to study conventionally.

(She explained it as the connection between the left and right brain to be insufficient or incorrect. In a normal person that is more or less balanced, your right brain sees the whole and you left brain determine certain key parts. In “conversation” between the two hemispheres, your brain is able to stitch together usable information and store it.)

Quote :)
“Never commit to memory what you can read in a book”
-Albert Einstein-

Note:

In pursuing the left right brain angle I came across a interesting article that sketches a picture very close to my own experience, especially the, “A Right Brain Learner Stuck in a Left Brain Curriculum” section.

http://www.hslda.org/strugglinglearner/sn_checklists.asp

I’m sorry I can’t answer your questions, but I would like to say thank you for the interesting link, which I believe helps me with my own issues surrounding LD.

I’m 32, and was diagnosed with ADD 3 years ago, while studying in College. I have recently been preparing for my re-entry into the workforce with research on specific employment accommodations for my symptoms. In my preparation and research, I discovered that the symptoms of C/APD are symptoms I identify with almost as strongly as, or perhaps more prominently, than my ADD symptoms.

Some of the issues and challenges you described yourself having are things I can relate to, aside from the math proficiency. I think I could probably love math, except that I’m pretty sure I have dyscalcia (sp?) and over the years this has worn down my confidence in my ability to tackle and solve mathematical problems and equations.

Thank you for providing me with another resource to aid in my personal enhancement! I certainly hope you find the answers you seek very soon.