Living With an Invisible Learning Challenge

Today's episode is an interview with Megan and I. She is an ambassador The NVLD Project and this is the first 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 Patreon: ⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisi...

Have any of you been second guessing yourself for a long time because of self-doubt, low self-esteem or low confidence? I’m sure we do this whether you are neurodivergent or neurotypical. I still do it myself sometimes even though I have worked a lot in this area.  Link for articles https://integrativecounsel.org/change-your-thoughts-stop-second-guessing/ https://autisticaloha.wordpress.com/2014/0...

I want to talk today about being more than the labels we were given whether that’s short, tall, thin, big, smart, stupid, white, black or brown, LGTBQ+, neurotypical or neurodiverse. I don’t want to minimize these labels if you like them being part of you. But I want to remind you that they aren’t the totality of you. I hope that makes sense. Do you ever feel excluded because of the label you were...

Here is my interview with Dr. Levy about her work with nuerodivergents inside and outside of education. Dr. Levy does EBL coaching for neurodivergent in NYC. Here's a link to her website: https://eblcoaching.com/dr-emily-levy/ . In this interview I'll ask her about how her company shift their coaching once the pandemic occurred and transpired. I hope you enjoy it. Link for Pateron: ⁠ patre...

I have been in the working world with NLD and chronic migraines for five years now. I have had a variety of jobs over these years from Teacher’s Aide to ABA Therapy to Life Coach for neurodivergent adults to Admin Assistant, Tech and Social Media Manager for The Unity Center. Links for articles https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a88ab00f43b552a84c3b7c9/t/5ccdfdb990e5120001e81c60/1557003708987...

I know I have done quite a few episodes on my learning difference and migraines, but I thought I would try to do an episode on how it is for me to juggle that, my personal life, my professional life and my podcast life. For those of you who don’t know me very well I have a learning difference, called nonverbal, learning disability, chronic migraines, which I’ve had for almost 9 years. And recently...

Today’s episode will be the third part to the interview with me and Eileen. I’m waiting for a Dr. appointment so I’m posting from my phone today please be mindful that I’m also still dealing with my chronic migraine condition along with NVLD. Link for Pateron: ⁠ patreon.com/LivingWithAnInvisibleLearningChallenge⁠ Links for new podcasts: Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer:  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/s...

Are you neurodivergent and have a strong desire to care for social justice for people like you and neurotypicals? Do you care especially for those who have experienced more incidents than seems right for their age? For example, sexual abuse, abortion, comorbidities or being excluded by society. Links for articles tiimoapp.com/blog/neurodivergence-war-social-justice/ https://themighty.com/topic/aut...

Do you have challenges with staying asleep, falling asleep or remembering your dreams? Even before I knew I had NLD and the migraines started I had problems with sleeping especially after disclosing about the sexual abuse I had in my childhood to my mom. Now, I use CBD gummies, the “Sleepy” podcast, deep breathing, journaling, and lucid dreaming to help me fall asleep.  Links for articles: LDs htt...

This episode is the final part of an interview with me and Barbara Arrowsmith Young. She is the creator of "The Arrowsmith Program of cognitive exercises lies in Barbara Arrowsmith-Young’s journey of discovery and innovation to overcome her own severe learning disabilities, a description of which appears in the article, Building a Better Brain or in Chapter 2 of the book, “The Brain That Chan...

As a NVLDer I love music because it helps me to cope with difficult past experiences in my life especially from my childhood and adulthood. I’m not sure if this is true for you as well if you have NLD, ADHD, Asperger’s, ASD or a different neurodiverse diagnosis. You may also experience as a neurotypical. Links for articles: ⁠https://nvld.org/guitar-nvld/⁠ ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/comments/...

Have you ever had meltdowns because of being discouraged from having challenges in your life? I’m sure you have them whether you’re neurotypical or neurodivergent. They are different and more prevalent for nuerodivergents. Links for articles: https://mysoulbalm.blog/2021/11/27/neurodivergent-meltdowns-in-adults/ https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/meltdowns/all-audiences...

This episode is the second part of an interview with me and Barbara Arrowsmith Young. She is the creator of "The Arrowsmith Program of cognitive exercises lies in Barbara Arrowsmith-Young’s journey of discovery and innovation to overcome her own severe learning disabilities, a description of which appears in the article, Building a Better Brain or in Chapter 2 of the book, “The Brain That Cha...

Have you had challenges with building on your vocabulary in academic, personal, political, and professional settings? Have you had problems on guessing the meaning of words based on the context they’re used in? Have you had issues with remembering the definition of new or old words? I know I’ve had all of those problems and still do. It’s challenging for me to guess what a word means by using the...

I would like to cover today the claim that has been going around since last year about Tylenol causing ADHD and ASD. I don’t think that this true because usually you are born diverse or not due to genes, head injury or an emotional trauma. Links to articles: https://bit.ly/WhatCausesAutismspeakes https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/autism-rates-rising-more-prevalent-versus-more-screening-rc...

This episode is the first part of an interview with me and Barbara Arrowsmith Young. She is the creator of "The Arrowsmith Program of cognitive exercises lies in Barbara Arrowsmith-Young’s journey of discovery and innovation to overcome her own severe learning disabilities, a description of which appears in the article, Building a Better Brain or in Chapter 2 of the book, “The Brain That Chan...

Have you had challenges with your visual memory because of being neurodivergent? Have you had issues with remembering where you left an object like your car keys, journal, or toothbrush unless it’s in the same spot you always put it? Have you had problems with remembering how to drive to places that you haven’t been to more than a few times? Links for articles: https://getgoally.com/blog/what-is-w...

Today's episode is the second part of the interview with me and Eileen. Here's the link to her bio page: https://nvld.org/meet-ambassadors/ambassador-eileen/. Also here's the link for my fundraiser for The NVLD Project: https://www.facebook.com/donate/123669233994836/. I would like to do the facebook chat with Empowering Nuerodivergents tomorrow at 10am (PT) please email me at livingwi...

Have you ever tried to let go of something from happened to you in you past? Was it challenging because of you being a neurotypical or neurodivergent? Have you tried to forget what happened in the past? And realized all you can do is move on or let go at your own pace? I’ve been through all these challenges with NLD, my sexual abuse, family drama related to disclosing the abuse, my first romantic...

This episode will be about NLD and emotions. How I have dealt with them in my childhood, pre-teens, high school, college and adult years. A few factors that changed how I dealt with them was NLD, my childhood sexual abuse, love relationships, and being conned by someone that I thought that loved me. I do want to warn you that this could be triggering for you if you or anyone that you love has gone...

Today's episode is the first part of the interview with me and Eileen. Here's the link to her bio page: https://nvld.org/meet-ambassadors/ambassador-eileen/. I'm sorry but I'll have to put the support group for neurodivergents on hold until I can work through some of my personal things. Links for new podcasts: Shero: Be Your Own Hero Trailer:  https://open.spotify.com/show/1O7Mb26w...

Today's episode was an unscripted one because I got choked up after my dr's appointment. I'm so frustrated about not having easy answers about how to many my chronic migraine condition. I've had this for almost 9 years and it started when I was diagnosed with NLD. Please go to past episodes for more information on these topics if you would like more. Thank you for listening and bei...

Have you ever had challenges with managing your finances because of having NLD, ADHD, ASD, Dysculcuia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia or any other learning challenge? Do you also have issues with abstract concepts? And tracking where you went wrong or made mistakes? Or comprehending the big picture? I’m still experiencing these challenges today. I try to balance my budget each month with mom and it’s not ea...

Today's podcast is the second part to the interview with me and Oscar. He is an ambassador for The NVLD Project. Here's the link to his bio: https://nvld.org/meet-ambassadors/ambassador-oscar/. The following support group is on Feburary 18th at 10 am (PT) unless I have a schedule conflict or need to reschedule because of my migraines.  Links for new podcasts: Shero: Be Your Own Hero Traile...

Do you ever feel invisible because of the learning challenges you have? Or because of the emotions, you have trouble expressing? Or maybe you feel like no one understands you because it’s hard for you to explain what it’s like to be you? I’m here to share with you my experiences in these areas and let you know that you’re not the only one who has these feelings or emotions.  Links for articles: ht...