Nonverbal Learning Disability from a Neurocognitive Perspective

Abstract

This chapter presents a framework for parents and educators to recognize the profile of strengths and weaknesses in individuals with nonverbal verbal disability (NLD) across different stages of development and in the context of environmental demands. To fully understand the profile and its impact, it is important to examine the NLD strengths in relation to the weaknesses. In this chapter, the relationship between the NLD strengths and weaknesses is examined within a model of different hemispheric processing systems. Looking at only one aspect of the profile—either the strengths or the weaknesses in isolation—can contribute to a misunderstanding of the NLD student and a fragmentation of services and intervention. In this chapter, the author describes how a comprehensive assessment can provide an important step toward clarifying and understanding the NLD profile. Finally, the chapter emphasizes the importance of an integrated approach to intervention and accommodations that will enable the student with NLD to move forward with increased awareness, acceptance, and independence.

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