Anyone ever hear of nonverbal learning disorder?

Yes: These are more common in young children. You should seak a child psychologist or a child psychiatrist who specializes in learning disabilities and they will be better able to explain whether someone has it and how to deal with it.

Non-verbal learning : Sure. These are disorders wherein spatial relationships, reading, and sometimes writing show deficiencies. A comprehensive psychological evaluation can lead to a better understanding of how a child processing visual and auditory stimuli learned in class.

Yes, sir: Neurocognitive areas that can contribute to an nld include executive function ( the ceo of the brain), visual-perceptual (processing skills), memory, social cognition, sensory processing & motor skills (for academic output). First make sure vision is normal or corrected to normal. Neuropsychologists test the rest. Iq scores that show performance iq << verbal iq do not = a perceptual deficit.