Published on 12, July, 2020
Greetings everyone!
I don't feel comfortable in revealing my real name over the internet until I really get to know and trust someone. But I orginally found this forum whilst searching for job interview advice and ended up checking out many of the great threads that are on here. It seems like a friendly community which is why I decided to join.
Anyway, at the age of (I think) 5, I was diagnosed with Semantic Pragmatic Disorder. Whilst it has mellowed a lot as I have gotten older, I do occasionally still have difficulty with verbal comprehension particularly with following instructions and staying on track with long conversations. My reading comprehension is fine though, and I therefore prefer to have instructions that are written down. However, when I was at school, reading comprehension is something which I greatly struggled with and I hated English lessons for that reason.
Whilst from time to time, my SPD can be a little frustrating, I generally don't dwell on it as I realise that every human being on the planet has their imperfections and that I have many positives in other areas. And so do you.
Hi CatLady91,
Identities are purposefully minimalist or obscured here...so Catlady will do nicely.
Welcome.
Semantic Processing Disorder isn't something I've yet heard of. I'm going to google. But it sounds like a neurodivergence akin to autism. I'm sure you'll find some people here experiencing similar problems who might have helpful suggestions for you.
And yes, we all have positives :-)
I'm dyslexic too by the way. I found work arounds that got me a modern language degree, so I am a big believer that our little problems can be overcome by doing something a bit differently. We just need to discover what works.
As long as you have an optimistic attitude, then discovering what works for you shouldn't be too difficult.