Living With an Invisible Learning Challenge

Have you ever wondered if historical events targeted neurodivergent individuals without many knowing? It would be both interesting and appalling to discover if any neurodivergent individuals were among those exterminated in the Holocaust. I apologize if this topic touches on personal losses related to the Holocaust, a truly horrific period in human history. Links for articles: https://time.com/525...

Do you struggle with more than one incurable condition or learning difference? Or do you have challenges living with more than one condition or learning difference that are invisible? Do you have issues with there not being a cure for these conditions, diseases, learning differences etc. now or possibly ever? I would say yes to all of these questions and that has been true for the past 16 years fo...

This is the second part of the interview with Taylor who is a special ed teacher that I met through a summer program we did with our children at our Sunday School at The Unity Center. Link for Pateron:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Link for BetterHelp sponsorship: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Links for new p...

This is the first part of the interview with Taylor who is a special ed teacher that I met through a summer program we did with our children at our Sunday School at The Unity Center. Link for Pateron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Link for BetterHelp sponsorship:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links for new pod...

Can you think of any historical figures who were suspected to be neurodiverse? Maybe Einstein, Oppenheimer, or Charles Darwin were neurodivergent? We’re going to explore that today. Links for articles: https://behavioral-innovations.com/blog/20-famous-people-with-autism-spectrum-disorder-asd/ https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-famous-ancient-historical-figures-who-were-suspected-or-known-to-have-...

What is, how is and why is beautiful or a blessing in disguise? Why is it a good thing to be authentically you and not mask your neurodiversity? Why you shouldn’t mask your neurodiversity? I’ve always had a difficult time being myself especially around people that don’t know much about me. I usually don’t hid the challenges that my learning difference and chronic migraine conditions present to my...

Part 2 for this interview and Jim's Bio is below James Lange is a CPA/Attorney and the author of ten best-selling financial books that help IRA and retirement plan owners get the most of what they’ve got. The Wall Street Journal has endorsed Jim’s tax and estate planning strategies 36 times. Listeners should go to  ⁠⁠https://DisabledChildPlanning.com/Podcast⁠⁠  to download a free digital copy...

Have you ever experienced relationships that seemed real in the first few months of having it and then slowly faded into fake ones? I had this experience with a couple girlfriends and my last romantic relationship which ended last october.  Links for articles: https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bkpn/how-neurodivergent-people-are-challenging-conventional-notions-of-romance https://sweetdivergents.co...

James Lange is a CPA/Attorney and the author of ten best-selling financial books that help IRA and retirement plan owners get the most of what they’ve got. The Wall Street Journal has endorsed Jim’s tax and estate planning strategies 36 times. Listeners should go to  ⁠https://DisabledChildPlanning.com/Podcast⁠  to download a free digital copy of book. At that page, interested listeners can also le...

Did you know that there is a link between neurodivergence and being hyperbolic? Have you heard of why NVLD isn’t in the DSM? And why is the name changing to DVSD or Development Visual Spatial Disorder? Why isn’t there one agreed upon definition for NVLD or DVSD? We’ll be exploring these topics today. The songs I referenced were "Walking Miracles" and "Do Something," by Matthew...

Today's episode will be my interview with Janie and asking her some questions about what it is like for her to be neurodiverse. Link for Pateron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Link for BetterHelp sponsorship:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3A15Ac1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links for new podcasts: Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify...

Have you ever done self-diagnosis for being neurodivergent? What are the pros and cons of self-diagnosing? What are some misconceptions of self-diagnosing? Links for articles: https://bit.ly/3TiLyF6 https://bit.ly/3TgdhX0 https://bit.ly/3uVGD3D Link for Pateron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Link for BetterHelp sponsorship:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/...

Do you often have challenges with not questioning whether a social interaction went well or not because of your inner critic? Does your inner critic stop you from creating new relationships because you remember the last time you did that and how it turned out? Or maybe you’re hesitant to go deeper into an existing relationship because you like the status of it and don’t want to ruin it?  Links for...

Today's episode is an interview with Amy Frazee-Johnson who is a special ed teacher from Portland, Oregon. I really enjoyed interviewing her about what it was like to teacher her students before, during and after the pandemic. Link for Pateron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links for new podcasts: Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://...

Nonverbal Learning Disability is a learning challenge that makes it more difficult for individuals to process nonverbal information. This includes understanding things like body language, facial expressions, tone of voice, social cues, hand signals, and other behaviors that make up the bulk of social interaction. NLD or NVLD also has physical challenges such as impaired fine motor skills and lower...

Have you ever been bullied physically or online because of being neurodivergent, a nerd, OCDer?  Or have you been name called, nicknamed or been the receiver of a slur? Or worse, are you your own bully because you think you are a burden to others? Today’s episode is inspired by some articles that I read recently and feelings that I’ve been wrestling or struggling with over my whole life since I wa...

Today I will be comparing Dyslexia with NLD by interviewing a college friend, Jay who is dyslexic. Link for Pateron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links for new podcasts: Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26wUJIsGzZPHuFlhX?si=c3b2fabc1f334284⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chats, Barks, & Growls: Convos With My Pet Trailer:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠htt...

This episode as always is about my experiences and I try to weave in others from fellow neurodivergents. I’m not writing this in spite of my friends or to make them feel bad. I ‘m writing it to help myself process what I’m going through and try to figure out how to help myself and others process as well get out of the feeling more easily. Links for articles:  https://www.reddit.com/r/NVLD/comments...

Have you ever had to make a big life decision and didn’t know how to make it? Have you ever regretted the decisions you made in your past? Or felt like there was too much change going on in your life for you to handle? I have been wrestling a personal decision for months now that involves my traumatic past, I haven’t come to a conclusion on it yet. I am working on this with my therapist and though...

Today's episode is an interview I did with my friend Emeri last year. She is a kindergarten teacher and I was interviewing her on her experience of teaching before the pandemic, during, and after also. Link for Pateron: ⁠⁠⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠⁠⁠ Links for new podcasts: Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer:  ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26wUJIsGzZPHuFlhX?si=c...

Have you ever thought you lost something that was really valuable, precious, or meaningful to you? If so I hope you were able to find it when you least expected it. When you are trying to find it do you tend to tear the room apart looking for it and then get frustrated when you don’t find it? And even more so, when you realize the mess you made and have to put everything back where it belonged? I...

Do you censor your thoughts before they become sentences so that they sound ‘okay,’ ‘normal’ or ‘good’ to you once you speak? Whether you’re a neurotypical or neurodivergent,  I’m sure we all do this to different degrees. I think this might be one of the causes of the migraines I have because I tend to overthink and make situations more complicated then they usually are too often.  Links for artic...

Today's episode is an interview with Megan and I. She is an ambassador The NVLD Project and this is the second and third part of the interview. Here's her bio link: https://nvld.org/meet-ambassadors/ambassador-megan/. I also just released the website for Tailored Tech Services please take a look at it:  https://tailoredtechservices.godaddysites.com/ . Link for Pateron: ⁠ patreon.com/Living...

Do you ever get so tired of explaining yourself to others because of being ND? Even to the ones you know want to help you?  I don’t know about you but I often get tired of explaining what I’m trying to say to someone else because sometimes it’s hard for myself to understand it. I’m trying to say that sometimes I have a hard time speaking and putting my thoughts into words. I’m not sure if this is...

Today we’re going to talk about one of the expressions that I feel is meaningless to me as a neurodivergent. That expression is “quit while you’re ahead.” Have you ever heard this expression before and thought I’m not ahead I’m behind? Or realized that you better quit before you get into trouble or in bad graces with the person you’re conversing with because you would prefer to stay on their good...