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I only have one close friend that I talk to maybe once every two weeks. I struggle a lot socially, but not so much with reading facial expressions or picking up on sarcasm.

I'm actually really good with picking up on sarcasm and am sarcastic myself much of the time, lol. But I don't know how to keep a conversation going or how to really talk and connect with people. It's like social interaction just doesn't come naturally to me, and I also have a lot of social anxiety.

Sometimes, I feel lonely and really yearn for more friends or a romantic relationship, but most of the time I find that I'm perfectly content being by myself and doing my own thing. Does anyone else feel the same way? I have NVLD, ADHD, and level 1 autism.

I don't know if this is related to the NVLD or the autism, or if I'm just a naturally introverted person.

Hi everyone! My brother’s fiancée, who he recently got engaged to, is Deaf and wears a cochlear implant. While she primarily communicates verbally, she is also proficient in ASL. My family is going to start learning ASL so that we can communicate with her in case of an emergency, such as something going wrong with her implant, and because it’s generally a helpful skill to have.

I genuinely want to learn and put my best effort into it, but I’m not sure how my disabilities might affect my ability to learn ASL.

I have autism, ADHD, and dyspraxia, which causes me to have extreme difficulty with fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. For example, I can barely tie my shoelaces and my handwriting is as good as a 5 year olds. I also have a learning disability called NVLD (nonverbal learning disorder), which causes significant challenges with visual-spatial processing, as well as interpreting body language and other nonverbal social cues.

As I said, I really do want to learn ASL. Especially as someone who is disabled myself, I understand how frustrating it can be when other people aren’t willing to put in the effort to understand or accommodate you. I want to make that effort for my future sister-in-law.

However, I’m not sure how to approach learning ASL with my specific challenges. Maybe it will simply take me longer to learn, and with enough practice the signs will eventually become more like muscle memory. But are there particular learning strategies or techniques that might make learning ASL easier for someone with poor fine motor skills and visual-spatial difficulties?

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has experience learning ASL with similar disabilities, or from anyone who has advice on how I can approach this. Thank you!

Hi everyone! I'm 22F with autism, ADHD, and a learning disability. I'm moving with my family to Belleville in a couple weeks from Vaughan, and I'm pretty excited. However, I was wondering if there's any local supports or programs that can help with getting a job. I already have work experience stocking shelves at a grocery store and library, and working part time at a doggy daycare.

But I don't have a job lined up for me yet here in Belleville, so I'm wondering if there's any local employment agencies or anything like that that can help. Preferably somewhere that's familiar with neurodivergence/learning disabilities. I'm also looking into getting mental health counselling or therapy, so if anyone knows of any good mental health resources, I would greatly appreciate that too.

Also, just out of curiosity what is the transit generally like? I'll be near downtown, and I can't drive so I will have to rely on buses to get around.

I have NVLD, ADHD, and Level 1 autism. I’ve never been diagnosed with dyslexia or any kind of reading- or language-based disability. In fact, reading and writing are pretty much the only strengths I have, although I do struggle with reading comprehension sometimes.
However, since I was a kid, I’ve always misread certain words or transposed some letters within words. For example, I may write the word “recieve” instead of “receive,” or if I read a word like “situated” in a text, I might misread it as “situation” and not notice until I reread the text.
Does anyone else do this? Could it be related to the visual-spatial deficits in NVLD?

I'm thinking of applying for ODSP, and I've never had it before. I do have the disability tax credit and the Canada disability benefit, though. As stated in the title, I'm wondering what the first step of applying is? Do I call someone, fill out an online application, do I first contact my doctor/psychologist? Any input is appreciated, thank you!