New Things

  As we update, we will use this feature to guide you to the areas with new material, hoping to keep NLDline easy to use and access information. Date Feature on NLDline 4 9 08  When Asperger’s Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disorders Look Alike from the  Official Journal of The American Academy of Pediatrics, November, …

NLD and Music

NLDline   SCIENTISTS STUDY HOW MUSIC TRAINING AFFECTS THE BRAINNEWSWISE/Medical NewsNew research shows that the special training of music conductors seems to enhance the way their senses work together—enabling them to quickly tell who played a wrong note, for example. Scientists hope the research will lead to new discoveries about how music training may change …

Memory

  Brain Fitness  by Monique Le Poncin – excellent article Memory:  What It’s All About Memory Exercises TOTAL RECALL MENU CriticalThinking.com Online Memory Clubs A Memory Improvement Course Books on memory: http://www.premiumhealth.com/memory/books.htm http://www.startfromhere.freeserve.co.uk/Memory.htm Use Your Perfect Memory Tony Buzan $12.95 . See his site at http://www.thorsons.com/microsites/buzan/head_first.htm Thanks to a John Coghlan for the following information

Library

        Articles         Books on NLD by Jessica Kingsley, Publisher         Acronyms         Amazon.com – NLDline Bookstore         Book Reviews         Catalogues         General Bibliography         Glossary         Joan Scott’s NLD List of Resources         NLD & Pediatric Neurology         Social Bibliography             

Kids’ Room

NLDline   Calen’s Poem Katie’s Poem Scott’s Mother Day Card Zac’s Article on NLD Kids Heather’s Poem:  What Am I Zac’sPoem on NLD Some good kids’ websites 2009  

International Connection

NLDline is happy to introduce the International NLD Network, a place where visitors from other countries come to meet and support one another.  If you would like to represent your country and start a network, please email NLDline and give your name, country, email and any resources that are available. Wikipedia.org a place where individuals …

Hyperlexia

(Thanks to a parent on NLD InCommon for sharing this information) Article http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-01/gumc-uft010504.php  Hyperlexia Associations  http://www.hyperlexia.org/ http://hyperlexia.ca Center for Speech and Language Disordershttp://www.csld.com/index.html http://www.csld.com/hyperlexia.html Hyperlexia Network Siteshttp://westwingpublishing.com/hyperlexia/webring/sites.html Canadian Hyperlexia Associationhttp://home.ican.net/~cha/home.html HYPERLEXIA: Science Daily – Mind and Brain Newshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain.htm Science Daily on Hyperlexiahttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040108080212.htmAbout Hyperlexia in older childrenhttp://pages.prodigy.net/charlotte/Older_Children.htm http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/9402/ http://westwingpublishing.com/hyperlexia/webring/sites.html  

NLD IEP / 504 INFORMATION

NLDline The differences between IEP’s and 504 plans:http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.summ.rights.htm Planning A Successful IEP Meeting E-ssential Guide in Planning Your IEP – Article from SchwabLearning IEP Guide from Yahoo Groups Film on Inclusion:  Song of Our Children Differences between IEP & 504 #2 Differences between IEP & 504 #3 Preparing for the IEP Recommended Books Important Parent …

GROWING UP WITH NLD

NLDline By Deborah Green Have you ever wanted to understand yourchild better? Have you ever wished you could explain NLD to friends, relatives, andteachers? Have you ever wondered what interventions will help your child become asuccessful adult? Deborah Green’s new book, Growing Up with NLD, addresses all of these areas. In herbeautifully written autobiography, Ms. …

General NLD Information

NLDLine Language Pragmatics and NLD – It’s As Plain As The Nose On Your Face A presentation by Susan Diamond, M.A., CCC-SLP What Does Speaker and Listener Look Like? A lesson by Susan Diamond 100+ Questions To Ask A Private School Steve Dykstra, MS, CH, CCC/SLP NLD: Paper and Presentation (*Be sure and read the …