In my research for possible causes (and more particularly possible solutions) for my DD17's "writing hang ups" I came accross this article:
http://www.ldonline.org/article/6114 on NVLD that totally describe her:
Very early speech and adult like verbal skills
Reading well by the age of 3
Diagnosed as gifted at every school
A wee bit accident prone
Awkward social skills
Threats, punishments, rewards don't work
I never in a million years would have suspected a learning disability in my DD, she always performed way above grade level. I wish someone would have pointed me to this information 7 years ago as it sounds like with proper care we could have avoided a lot of damage to her psyche (and my sanity).
