The first I really heard about it was the late 9Os. It was a word I’d come across previously a few times but never delved into .That ,late 1990s,was when I started googling about the difference between my verbal and non verbal abilities. That lead to links about NVLD which in turn lead to information about autism and Asperger’s .
In the mid -late 2000s I plucked up the courage to mention things to my then care co-ordinator who arranged an extra appointment with a pdoc. I already had a reputation as being ‘awkward,demanding and troublesome’ . The pdoc asked asked some totally irrelevant questions before huffily dismissing the issue. As I’d got the ‘awkward’ etc label and in the services bad books for seeking more help and support I was too scared to really press the issue for fear of further abusive treatment.
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Did you get them to do the assessment in the end? The one I think I remember being mentioned recently
No- since been too scared. Due to (a) Fear of a negative assessment due to people covering their backs ie " We never got it wrong" when it’s obvious to any honest and intelligent person that they did. (b) If the assessment does happen to be done in an honest manner and they still say it’s not autism that other possibilities as to neurodiversity won’t be explored. I know there are extremely few resources for NVLD which is an alternative possibility.
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