What We Do
The NVLD Project is dedicated to raising awareness, building support and creating helpful solutions for children, adolescents, and adults with Non-Verbal Learning Disability. This goal is accomplished through a variety of programs.
DSM Proposal
The NVLD Project is funding research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s (CUIMC) Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the aim of which is to have DVSD/NVLD included in future versions of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) system.
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Research
Our goal is to demonstrate that DVSD/NVLD is a valid and clinically distinct diagnosis and identify targets for treatment to improve the lives of people with NVLD. To help accomplish this, The NVLD Project is funding evidenced-based research at several renowned institutions and experts, including Columbia University Medical Center and Child Mind Institute. This includes epidemiologic, neuroimaging, and neuropsychological studies, which examine how DVSD/NVLD presents itself and how its symptoms differ from symptoms of other disorders.
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Education
In 2024, The Lemle Clinic at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University opened and began accepting and working with patients. The clinic will allow Ferkauf graduate students to gain insight into treating individuals with NVLD and become the next generation of mental health and education professionals who are adequately informed about the disorder to provide the best care possible.
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Outreach
The NVLD Project is committed to helping those with NVLD in order to bring about positive change in their lives and greater acceptance by society. We do this through several initiatives, including awareness campaigns, ongoing communications efforts, special events, social media, education, research and more.
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Learn more about the team behind our research, education and outreach efforts here.
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