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Story time.

I have NVLD and it causes a lot of issues with visual spatial things. I CAN drive and am an extremely careful driver and have never gotten into an accident. I do get confused sometimes and have done things that... weren't THAT bad but also not great a couple of times. I would just not drive, but I live in rural USA and not driving = being homebound (a life I've lived before due to not driving, and never want to live again.)

One time I was driving around in an unfamiliar place that was a lot more urban than I'm used to, and it was dark, and it started raining heavily which made the visibility pretty bad. I missed my exit and ended up in a part of town with confusing intersections, ended up sitting at one for a long time trying to figure out if it was a drive all the way to the other side of that barrier situation or not, to the point where the very kind gentlemen behind me got out of his car and told me it was okay to go. The only thing I could blurt out was that I was so sorry and I was from the country and not used to driving somewhere like this. (Seeing as it wasn't a CITY city, I have no idea where he must have thought I was from, I probably gave him the impression that I had come out of the most back country section of rural Kentucky or something LOL, which, like I said, I AM rural but not quite that rural.) I proceeded to try to get on the interstate several times and miss my exit every time because of confusing road markings and poor visibility, and ended up in the parking lot of a store, crying and calling one of my brothers, who fortunately lived very close to there. He and a friend mercifully came and picked me up, and he took me back to the hotel where I was staying. It was really embarrassing and I cried a lot and felt very, very stupid.

If you struggle with driving, and have ever done something that made you think "I'm so stupid, NOBODY does this." It's me 🙋 I do too.

#before someone comes at me and says I'm not fit to drive #the psychologist who tested me said I was #and I normally don't drive in places or situations I know I can't handle #but my mom was in the hospital and that's the only reason I was out driving in an unfamiliar place on a dark rainy night #at the end of the day I'd much rather NOT drive #but I spent my teenage and early adult years completely isolated because of not driving and I wanted to KMS #and I'm not going back #that's USAmerica for you #nvld #actually NVLD #nonverbal learning disability #nonverbal learning disorder #developmental visual spatial disorder

I've been reading a lot about what higher support needs autistic people face and I think that's important, but I'm looking to connect with autistic people who are like me: low masking, but highly verbal to such an extent that it's actually nonverbal stuff that's really difficult (NVLD).

Anyone here like that who wants to talk?

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If you’re making fun of Gus Walz, unfollow me now. I will block you on sight.

#gus walz #disability #we share diagnoses (all three of them that have been disclosed by him and his family) so I take it very personally #shame on anyone who mocks him #he’s disabled sure but that’s nothing to be ashamed of #and even if he wasn’t you should leave him alone #i feel very strongly about this #nvld #nonverbal learning disorder #anxiety #adhd #actually adhd #actually nvld #actually anxious

i am going to kill someone

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People seem to have flaws in their thinking that are like the flaws in Plato's thinking when he came up with the theory of forms. To an extent this is an inevitable consequence of using language, but people really ought to be aware of the fallacies that this way of thinking causes.

What I'm specifically referring to is viewing categories as rigid. Take autism for example:

The broader autism phenotype is a blurry subjective category with unclear borders. Some people in this category qualify for an autism diagnosis but are less likely to get one if they're perceived as female or some other marginalized group. Psychiatrists can disagree on whether they should get a diagnosis or what exact diagnosis should be given. This is complicated further by the fact that it is inherently subjective whether anyone meets certain diagnostic criteria and diagnostic criteria can change over time.

Yet people will make the false claim that you are "either autistic or you're not". This is fallacious platonic thinking. It presumes that there is a perfect archetype of Autism™ that people either have or they don't have. That's not how psychiatry works. It is a social construct that maps people's minds. And the map is not the territory.

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To eat or stay on task. That is the question.

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Is it worth raising awareness of NVLD among the general populace? All I’ve seen result from increased neurodivergence awareness is increased stigma. What good does raising awareness do?

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psychologist said normal IQ test doesnt accurately measure my abilities, i am clinically built different 😎

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