I got this from someone I know.
NLD stands for nonverbal learning disability. It has five major traits, although these can absolutely vary greatly between individuals:
1 - Advanced verbal abilities. Usually good vocabulary, good spelling, grammar. Good at reading out loud.
2 - Challenges with visual-spatial skills: map reading, geometry, getting lost, driving, etc.
3 - Challenges with motor control, both fine motor (handwriting and dexterity) and gross motor (balance, coordination, throwing, catching, etc.).
4 - Social naivete, including being more honest, direct/forthright, missing nonverbal social cues or hidden motivations.
5 - Challenges with executive functioning such as planning and organization.
I am not sure about 1 although I do much better verbally than non verbally. 2,3, and 5 definitely fit. As for 4- I think so but am not absolutely certain. Would this fit social naivete? (1) . Bullying started from virtually the first night when I admitted to the other boys, instead of boasting like them, that I knew next to nothing about sex. Well-it was a fact! (2) The one and only dinner party I attended at my parents ;blurting out that I had got in trouble for drinking at public school .