I have always wondered as a child why I was different from others and struggled to be a part of everyone else world having to face day-to-day tasks at school and home with no support or help from SEN teams. My mother who wanted answers and help would consistently ask for help or support from many people in the sectors to help me never got any response or simply had no interest in assessing me. It went on for many years until high school and a noisy, busy, and crowded classroom full of neurotypical teenagers was my nightmare.
I had to conform and hide myself and my difficulties as I was a target for bullying and teachers do not understand me in this world where they couldn’t support my needs or understand my tone or body language and thought I was just an oversensitive child with unstable emotions who couldn’t understand simple lessons or struggled to read the room. Eventually, I got to college and I was finally assessed by a learning psychologist I and my mum were given my diagnosis of NVLD and I was a bit too late for help and support at this time. As an adult, I have difficulties navigating this world and sometimes become lost in translation with communicating with other adults or co-habiting in teams and having stable relationships as I am not understood and try my best to do so hence the title of this story lost in Translation to reflect how it is in a world that needs to be aware of NVLD and support its research to allow more children to gain help, support, and knowledge for parents to make this world a place to be understood.
Laura
Hello, My name is Laura Browning and I am a late-diagnosed adult with NVLD I was diagnosed in college and have learned to live with NVLD.
