I would agree that you should focus on your strengths, of which you have several very significant ones. Your abstract reasoning is very good, both verbally and nonverbally. It's really only the perceptual skills that are weak. That often can affect attention and motor skills, as you've noted about yourself. Keep in mind also that the labels we have for various disorders and syndromes are based on collections of symptoms, that are often observed together (we don't have a good sense of the underlying organic bases of NVLD, for example, though there is some fMRI brain imaging research). For all the advancements that have been made in cognitive sciences and neuropsychology, what we don't understand about the brain still far outstrips what we think we do understand. Just because you see a list of strengths or weaknesses associated with NVLD, it doesn't mean either that you absolutely have NVLD, or that, even if you do, they will all be true of you.

The bottom line is to understand yourself, and how your brain works. If you know there are strengths, appreciate and employ them positively. Where there are relative weaknesses, design your life so they are supported by your strengths, or outside structures and resources. Every successful person does this.


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