Visual and Spatial Awareness
A child with nonverbal learning disability may have trouble processingvisual imagery.
As a result, they may be clumsy or physically awkward.
Children with nonverbal learning disabilities may have trouble with planning and organizing.
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Nonverbal learning disability is therefore characterized by difficulty with right-brain tasks and relative ease with left-brain tasks.
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