I wondered if anyone has expierenced similar things as I have. I am 22 and have learning disabilities. School was a nightmare. I finished high school at The Gow School which was a great school, but it meant me being away from home. I did not do well in my 3 semesters at college because of the emotional baggage that I had and my Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. However, I’m now working at a heating company which is run by my father and grandfather. I run into trouble with my language problems and don’t know how to explain it. I recently was asked to get the guy I was cleaning a furnace with a nut driver and I didn’t know what a nut driver was. He was nice about it and just laughed. This kind of thing happens everyday. I’m so busy with my emotional problems that others forget that I still have these learning disabilities. I was fired from a moving company because, I think, I seemed slow with these learning problems, as well as the fact that I wasn’t strong enough. I say silly talk because it seems funny to me and nobody else. For example, this past summer I had 3 funerals to go to in 4 days. I started talking about funerals none stop and it began to annoy people around me. I know I will always have these learning disabilities and I wonder how to live as an adult since its not noticed like it was when I was in grade school.
Michael Fannon