Child Mind Institute Resources Aim to Focus NVLD’s Visual-Spatial Problems

There are many misconceptions about nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD), from the fact that those with it might be highly verbal to the fact that the disorder is not in the DSM-5, the official guide to mental health disorders.

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The Child Mind Institute has released a series of resources from nonverbal learning disorder experts who have worked to sharpen the focus on the visual-spatial problems at the core of the disorder’s disparate symptoms. The experts have even proposed a new name: developmental visual-spatial disorder.

In the series of resources, the institute explains the new definition and criteria for a developmental visual-spatial disorder diagnosis. There are also articles on how to help children with the disorder.

Another resource focuses on why children with learning disabilities have social challenges, while another discusses how to boost their executive functioning skills. There is also a piece on the importance of keeping an eye on the emotional well-being of a child with the disorder.

Below are the Child Mind Institute’s resources:

• A New Take on Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)

• Quick Guide to Nonverbal Learning Disorder

• How Can We Help Kids with Nonverbal Learning Disorder

• Social Challenges of Kids with Learning Problems

• Helping Kids Who Struggle with Executive Functions

• Supporting the Emotional Needs of Kids with Learning Disabilities

• Occupational Therapists: What Do They Do?