Health Forums  

Go Back   Health Forums > Health Disorders > Learning Disorders

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
How do you know if you are slightly retarded or just have a learning disorder?
Old
  (#1 (permalink))
Junior Member
 
vada's Avatar
 
Offline
Posts: 18
Join Date: Jan 2009
Default How do you know if you are slightly retarded or just have a learning disorder? - 01-11-2009, 12:25 AM

PLEASE READ THIS TO BETTER ANSWER ME: All my life I have had excellent communication and writing skills. A teacher once said I wrote like a thirty yr old in a teenager's body. I have won scholarships on my acting ability since acting is my passion and have always been told I am a terrific actress. BUT, when I am at my real-world jobs (that are just to pay the bills) I always end up giving people the idea I am slow, dinky, or stupid. I sometimes stutter, get nervous a lot, or just don't say clever things. I don't always grasp directions and have to ask for them to repeat them, and people roll thier eyes. I mess up my vocab too when I talk too fast. I'll stumble over my words and it just sounds so dumb and people laugh. I do too though because I KNOW what I meant to say, but it just comes out wrong. Someone once said I even am like Phoebe from"FRIENDS". They said I have a little slowness when it comes to commone sense. But I do not feel dumb, only different.For example, today I said to someone asked if there was a box office near our building. I said I did not know of one, and then my co-workers started chuckling and told me"Uh, like there is only one around the corner that's been sitting there since like 1960."And then I remembered suddenly that there was one near. BUT at the time I was busy, so I just did not think about it. DO you see what I mean? I def think I take a moment to get things sometimes, or grasp an idea, but yet I am soo talented in the performing arts, am learning 2 languages successfully, and am a lead in a play. WHAT DO I DO?? I just want to fit in and be liked at work. I am sorry that I do not act and think like everyone else. But I don't feel stupid. I just feel like I am not a good multi-tasker, so when people are talking to me rapidly and there are tasks I am trying to complete all at the same time, I end up jumbling my words or just not making sense. I get so nervous at jobs like that. WHAT DO I DO???
   
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old
  (#2 (permalink))
Junior Member
 
Offline
Posts: 18
Join Date: Feb 2009
Default 02-01-2009, 04:02 AM

It sounds easier than it is, but you've got to let it go. Don't worry about what others think, and social situations will start to feel more natural to you. I used to be the same way until I stopped giving a crap what others think. Next time they berate you for being"dumb,"give them the finger and walk away. Repeat as necessary.
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#3 (permalink))
Junior Member
 
Offline
Posts: 14
Join Date: Feb 2009
Default 02-04-2009, 08:42 AM

No, you're NOT retarded. I pretty much do the same thing. I have a really high IQ, I'm gifted in writing.Perhaps that is the problem-you're so used to thinking, that by the time the words get to your mouth you forget what you were going to say, or you're nervous around people?A lot of smart, eccentric people are like that; just think of the nutty professor, Albert Einstein, Edgar Allan Poe, etc. etc. They were all very intelligent but also lacked communication skills.If it bothers you so much, why don't you try taking a speech class at a community college, or practice talking or something? Maybe you're just worrying too much about WHAT you want to say instead of just saying it. Don't worry so much.It could be ADD like the person below me said; if you really want to find out I would talk to your doctor.
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#4 (permalink))
cristie_diva4u
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default 03-05-2009, 07:06 AM

MY Bother in law had this issue and it was found out later he had ADD .. which is far different then ADHD. He is in his early 40's and just diagnoised with this. ADD is characterized by problems with attention, impulsivity, and overactivity
   
Reply With Quote
Old
  (#5 (permalink))
Henry_Tee
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default 04-06-2009, 04:32 AM

you would know if you were mentally challenged
   
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes



Similar Threads for: How do you know if you are slightly retarded or just have a learning disorder?
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Does Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder count as a learning disorder? toku_kuns Learning Disorders 6 02-04-2023 08:37 AM
Can you explain the difference between a mental disorder and a learning disorder? Twoicys Learning Disorders 2 02-03-2023 11:37 PM
What kind of learning disorder do i have? Lailani M Learning Disorders 1 12-30-2008 01:37 PM
What exactly is nonverbal learning disorder? mac Learning Disorders 1 12-15-2008 07:33 AM