I think I have some learning disabilities that have never been properly diagnosed. ?

[scooter22]

Re: I think I have some learning disabilities that have never been properly diagnosed

Ya know I really don't want to scare you but I wanted to throw this out there as maybe it will further motivate you to find out what's going on.

Have you had any type of CT scan or MRI of your brain? Some of those issues could be attributed to a benign brain mass that could inhibit certain areas of the brain from developing. If it grows, it can start to push on areas of the brain that could also cause this.

Are your symptoms getting any worse? Do you get headaches a lot? How about blurring vision? These are just random questions though and could potentially not be related as memory and vision are separate parts of the brain but I just wanted to ask to rule that out.

Yeah. I had one not long ago due to extreme vertigo that has since passed... I've had at least 2 or 3 and nothing abnormal was reported.... I don't think the symptoms have gotten worse, I've pretty much always been this way and didn't realize how much difficulty it causes me.... For the job I now have, I scored the 2nd highest score ever in the county, which is a very large county.. Yet, now I fear losing it because people are beginning to see that I'm slow at certain things and they might perceive that I'll hold the team back.... Whatever will be will be... I'll just keep trying.

 

[-Ariel-]

Re: I think I have some learning disabilities that have never been properly diagnosed

Does anyone know anything about this field? I have a high i.q. and always score very high on tests, but I can't do some simple things that seem to come very easy for other people....I cannot draw.. I'm talking the worst artist in the world bar none... Noone would want to be my partner in Pictionary... I get lost very easily... Even in my own neighborhood or in a building that I work in... I'll take the wrong turns and forget where things are located....Sometimes my mind goes completely blank and if an emergency were to occur, I would forget which way to get to the elevator in a building... I've been laughed at and made fun of my whole life for these deficiencies once people discover them.. It's a great source of frustration, but I don't think I can do anything to change it... I think one possible explanation is that I'm ambitdextrous.. Maybe the wires in my brain are crossed?

I can totally relate, I can't draw shit, I have a huge imagination but motor skills of stephen hawking, my brother has adhd, but an iq of 158 and is a radiation oncologist... I wouldn't worry on some cultural level we all have adhd to some extent, IMO.

 

[eddymerckx]

Re: I think I have some learning disabilities that have never been properly diagnosed

I can totally relate, I can't draw shit, I have a huge imagination but motor skills of stephen hawking, my brother has adhd, but an iq of 158 and is a radiation oncologist... I wouldn't worry on some cultural level we all have adhd to some extent, IMO.

i have add and think i am lucky (though not when i was a kid or looking for my car key)

 

[EnderJE]

Re: I think I have some learning disabilities that have never been properly diagnosed

Dude, I hope it works out for you, whatever you have / don't have.