Nonverbal learning disorder
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Nonverbal learning disability (NVLD) is a proposed category of neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by core deficits in visual-spatial processing and a significant discrepancy between verbal and nonverbal intelligence (where verbal intelligence is higher).[2] A review of papers found that proposed diagnostic criteria were inconsistent.[2] Proposed additional diagnostic criteria include intact verbal intelligence, and deficits in the following: visuoconstruction abilities, speech prosody,[3] fine motor coordination, mathematical reasoning, visuospatial memory and social skills.[4][5][6][7] NVLD is not recognised by the DSM-5 and is not clinically distinct from learning disorder.[8]
Nonverbal learning disorder | |
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Other names | Nonverbal learning difficulties |
Specialty | Neurology/psychiatry |
Frequency | Currently unknown, estimated to be around 3%[1] |
NVLD's symptoms can overlap with symptoms of autism spectrum, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. For this reason, some claim a diagnosis of NVLD is more appropriate in some subset of these cases.[3][9]