Re: sense and sensibilities (very long)

[ Post a Followup Message ] [ NLDline Bulletin Board ]

Posted by AA on June 12, 201 at 18:29:00:

In Reply to: sense and sensibilities posted by herb schreier on June 12, 201 at 14:11:05:

Dr. Shreier,

I debated whether I should respond to your post because I don’t want to come across as doing a
“me too” which would be very unfair to you. After all, you didn’t have to come on this board and could have continued to hide out in your offices in California.

The reason for this message is I want to give you and the other people on this board a sense of why I have such strong feeling on these issues. In 1998, I was diagnosed with NLD. The report was so negative in my opinion, that I didn’t even recognize the person who was being reported on, which was me. It said I should have limited contact with people in my occupation, even though I had just won an award at work for outstanding customer service and would go on to become the first two time winner of this award. I was also asked due to my severe visual spatial difficulties if I had been in alot of accidents and I hadn’t since my teenage days. You get the picture.

The result was it took me close to a year to stop being so depressed over this report. Then along the way, I pick up Sue Thompson’s book, which was almost just as bad in my opinion. It upset me so much that I gave it to mother to read. My mother, who knew very little about NLD literature was incredulous that it would be decided on the basis of a sample of 8 people, that the future was glim. Yes folks, I know that was without remediations but there are plenty of NLD Adults, who didn’t have remediation who are not living the disasterous life that was predicted in that book.

When I wasn’t so emotional, I read the book again and wasn’t so depressed. But all it did was say what we couldn’t do without offering suggestions.
So Dr. Shreir, kudos to you for realizing that solution need to be part of the picture.

Finally, Dr. Shreir, you hit one of the most important points that I want to address about defining the cognitive areas as specifically as possible. It was also inferred during my NLD Diagnosis that I had no clue about non verbal social cues That was extremely depressing and baffling because while I knew I could improve in this area, I certainly didn’t think I was a disaster. I wondered if maybe I was just in denial and I had to face facts but something just didn’t make sense.

Finally, Dr. Nowicki, answered the question for me at the 2000 NLDA Share Conference with his statement that there were 7 areas of non verbal expressive language and 7 areas of non verbal receptive language. That speech alone was worth everything I had spent to come to the conference because he solved my confusion and proved that my instincts were right, I wasn’t a totaly disaster.
By working on doing that Dr. Shreir, you will give your patients hope just like Dr. Nowicki did for me.

Finally, I wondered if I was too sensitive about my NLD diagnosis report. But a friend read it and thought it was extremely brutual.

Anyway, thanks again for posting on the board and good luck with your research.

Follow Ups:

Your Followup Message

Name:
E-Mail:

Subject:

Comments:
: Dr. Shreier,: I debated whether I should respond to your post because I don’t want to come across as doing a: “me too” which would be very unfair to you. After all, you didn’t have to come on this board and could have continued to hide out in your offices in California. : The reason for this message is I want to give you and the other people on this board a sense of why I have such strong feeling on these issues. In 1998, I was diagnosed with NLD. The report was so negative in my opinion, that I didn’t even recognize the person who was being reported on, which was me. It said I should have limited contact with people in my occupation, even though I had just won an award at work for outstanding customer service and would go on to become the first two time winner of this award. I was also asked due to my severe visual spatial difficulties if I had been in alot of accidents and I hadn’t since my teenage days. You get the picture.: The result was it took me close to a year to stop being so depressed over this report. Then along the way, I pick up Sue Thompson’s book, which was almost just as bad in my opinion. It upset me so much that I gave it to mother to read. My mother, who knew very little about NLD literature was incredulous that it would be decided on the basis of a sample of 8 people, that the future was glim. Yes folks, I know that was without remediations but there are plenty of NLD Adults, who didn’t have remediation who are not living the disasterous life that was predicted in that book.: When I wasn’t so emotional, I read the book again and wasn’t so depressed. But all it did was say what we couldn’t do without offering suggestions.: So Dr. Shreir, kudos to you for realizing that solution need to be part of the picture.: Finally, Dr. Shreir, you hit one of the most important points that I want to address about defining the cognitive areas as specifically as possible. It was also inferred during my NLD Diagnosis that I had no clue about non verbal social cues That was extremely depressing and baffling because while I knew I could improve in this area, I certainly didn’t think I was a disaster. I wondered if maybe I was just in denial and I had to face facts but something just didn’t make sense.: Finally, Dr. Nowicki, answered the question for me at the 2000 NLDA Share Conference with his statement that there were 7 areas of non verbal expressive language and 7 areas of non verbal receptive language. That speech alone was worth everything I had spent to come to the conference because he solved my confusion and proved that my instincts were right, I wasn’t a totaly disaster.: By working on doing that Dr. Shreir, you will give your patients hope just like Dr. Nowicki did for me.: Finally, I wondered if I was too sensitive about my NLD diagnosis report. But a friend read it and thought it was extremely brutual. : Anyway, thanks again for posting on the board and good luck with your research. : AA

DISCLAIMER:NLDline is designedfor educational purposes only. The contents of this website are not medical,legal, technical or therapeutic advice and must not be construed as such. Theinformation contained herein is not intended to substitute for informed professionaldiagnosis, advice or therapy. Visitors should not use this information to diagnose ortreat NLD without also consulting a qualified medical or educational professional.

Theopinions and conclusions expressed on this site are those of the authors alone and do notnecessarily reflect the views of NLDline. NLDline does not necessarily endorse any of the opinions expressed on any bulletin boards or chat lines. We reserve the right to delete messages from anyonline bulletin boards if there is offensive language or for any other reason. Inaddition, NLDline is not responsible for the identity or intentions of those individualsposting messages.

?1998 NLDline