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It’s that time once again… the changing colours of the leaves, the smell of freshly sharpened pencils, coil note books without a single mark inside and for a number of students… a new school. Going to a new school can be quite daunting especially when that school is a university with tens of thousands of [...]

Peter Flom has his Ph.D in Psychometrics from Fordham University and an MA in Special Education from New York University. He has his own consulting firm where he specializes in helping graduate students and researchers in psychology, education, economics and the social sciences with all aspects of statistical analysis. He is also a parent, husband, [...]

Peter Flom has his Ph.D in Psychometrics from Fordham University and an MA in Special Education from New York University. He has his own consulting firm where he specializes in helping graduate students and researchers in psychology, education, economics and the social sciences with all aspects of statistical analysis. He is also a parent, husband, [...]

Listen to this article. Hendzel, Dina What an Adult with LD wished all her employers knew3 Disclosing my learning disability is a very difficult thing for me to do.  The label ‘Learning Disabled’ brings with it a number of incorrect stereotypes that can be difficult to overcome. I have spent nearly all my life dealing [...]

Click here to listen to an audio version of That’s Not Fair by Denise Goegan It’s so aggravating to hear people tell me that the accommodations I get make things unfair. I often wonder if they have ever actually considered the meaning of the word fair, or truly understand why I need the accommodations I [...]

Listen to an audio recording of this article. Different or Disabled? by Dr. Peter Flom Hi.  My name is Peter Flom, and I’m disabled.  More specifically, I’m learning disabled. Even more specifically, I have nonverbal learning disabilities. Not differences, disabilities. There are things that virtually all NT people (NT = neurotypical, the acronym for people [...]

This article is available in audio: Part 1: Introduction to the NLD Mountain by Dr Peter Flom Part 2: Introduction to the NLD Mountain by Dr. Peter Flom Peter Flom has his Ph.D in Psychometrics from Fordham University and an MA in Special Education from New York University. He has his own consulting firm where [...]

Dr. Peter Flom is an adult living with Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities.  In this insightful piece, he equates learning disabilities to a mountain. He then outlines some strategies for dealing with that mountain! The mountain as an analogy for learning disability I view nonverbal learning disability (NLD) (or any disability) as a mountain between where we [...]

Listen to this article in audio: Struggling to be Social by Dina Hendzel Dina Hendzel is a regular contributor to LDExperience. She discovered that she had learning disabilities while obtaining a university degree. She works in the non-profit sector, providing support to people with learning disabilities. All those who work with her would strongly agree [...]

Peter Flom has his Ph.D in Psychometrics from Fordham University and an MA in Special Education from New York University. He has his own consulting firm where he specializes in helping graduate students and researchers in psychology, education, economics and the social sciences with all aspects of statistical analysis. He is also a parent, husband, [...]