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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 22163" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi, Wend! Thanks for asking. It was normal! I was so drunk on tranks that it didn't sink in until I got home and slept for a few hours :smile: The Neurologist and neuropsychologist both did a consult for me to try figuring out why I have trouble multi-tasking, working when there is even whispering in the background, etc. The consensus, to the best of their ability, is that I don't have Aspergers (none of the NeuroPsychs I've seen think I have it because I don't have a flat affect and come off as very friendly, get jokes, and not very literal, etc.) Mostly what they come up with is a very severe NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). I have a verbal IQ of 120+ and a performance level IQ of 85. In one of my performance tests I scored in the 2%, meaning that out of 100 people my age with my education and skills, I did better than two of them :smile: They both told me that this sort of extreme NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) can definitely affect work related issues. My hub was there to give feedback on the problems I've had throughout my life, including social issues, but those are also common with NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). I should still be able to collect Disability, no problem, especially since I also have co-morbid diagnosis. of bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder and mild Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Truthfully, I don't feel the bipolar has squat to do with the work related issues. I think it's completely the neuro garbage. At any rate, my worst fears were put to rest. My Mom had a brain tumor ay 68, which was "successfully" removed. Eight years later, at 75, she had brain cancer. Although we were told they were not related, I can't help wondering if the brain tumor parts that couldn't be removed had turned cancerous. Since then, although we were all told this isn't hereditary, all three of us kid around (with black humor) that every headache is a brain tumor, so I'm relieved that nothing was there. Well, I assume the brain was there, but they just said "Nothing is there." Hmmmmmmmmmm :smile: Thanks for asking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 22163, member: 1550"] Hi, Wend! Thanks for asking. It was normal! I was so drunk on tranks that it didn't sink in until I got home and slept for a few hours [img]:smile:[/img] The Neurologist and neuropsychologist both did a consult for me to try figuring out why I have trouble multi-tasking, working when there is even whispering in the background, etc. The consensus, to the best of their ability, is that I don't have Aspergers (none of the NeuroPsychs I've seen think I have it because I don't have a flat affect and come off as very friendly, get jokes, and not very literal, etc.) Mostly what they come up with is a very severe NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). I have a verbal IQ of 120+ and a performance level IQ of 85. In one of my performance tests I scored in the 2%, meaning that out of 100 people my age with my education and skills, I did better than two of them [img]:smile:[/img] They both told me that this sort of extreme NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) can definitely affect work related issues. My hub was there to give feedback on the problems I've had throughout my life, including social issues, but those are also common with NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). I should still be able to collect Disability, no problem, especially since I also have co-morbid diagnosis. of bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder and mild Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Truthfully, I don't feel the bipolar has squat to do with the work related issues. I think it's completely the neuro garbage. At any rate, my worst fears were put to rest. My Mom had a brain tumor ay 68, which was "successfully" removed. Eight years later, at 75, she had brain cancer. Although we were told they were not related, I can't help wondering if the brain tumor parts that couldn't be removed had turned cancerous. Since then, although we were all told this isn't hereditary, all three of us kid around (with black humor) that every headache is a brain tumor, so I'm relieved that nothing was there. Well, I assume the brain was there, but they just said "Nothing is there." Hmmmmmmmmmm [img]:smile:[/img] Thanks for asking. [/QUOTE]
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