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Cognitively speaking

Posted by capricorn on November 29, 2006, at 17:15:36

It can often be difficult for people to grasp that i have cognitive problems.Unfortunately they latch onto the fact
that i am verbally articulate and are often sceptical and dismissive when i say that i have problems with thinking.
The worst aspect of this is when it is assumed that you are
being contrary or deliberately obtuse.

My parents were very blase about how i did in school.Up to the age of 9.5 i did very well but got little in the way of praise but after that it was a slow downward curve.
Although i have got good verbal skills i've got much lower visuopatial skills and following on from that organisational skills .As the work got more advanced and visuospatial/organisational/critical thinking skills were needed my deficits in these
areas came into play and it was more difficult to academically bluff my way with good verbal skills.Even now i have problems with things that require step by step
thinking/organising/planning.
Unfortunately these kind of things were not picked up in the early 60's
to mid 70's as they would be now ,neither were the social interaction problems t h
at went with it.
It was both demoralising and depressing to watch pupils you had once outperformed academically sailing past you.

One of the most frustrating effects
forum wise is the confusion i can experience when confronted by a long
and involved post and the difficulty in co ordinating a response.
I think that not enough attention is paid to cognitive problems especially with those who on cursory contact seem to be the kind of person
you would not suspect of having such problems.


Hopefully things are slowly beginning to change with regards
to the negative impact even seemingly minor cognitive problems can have on the individual.
l look forward to the day when there are effective medications to counter such problems.

It is all too easy to feel ashamed because of such problems whilst seeking to cover it with bravado.


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