Published 18:05 IST, September 19th 2020
Chris Rock diagnosed with non-verbal learning disorder, says 'can understand just words'
Chris Rock has been diagnosed with non-verbal learning disorders. He told a media portal that he can understand just words. Read on to know.
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Chris Rock recently opened up about his limitation in understanding communication done n-verbally. actor revealed that he has been diagsed with nverbal learning disorder. He also explained gravity of condition and revealed that he is w committed to seven hours of rapy every week which is also helping him work on his childhood traumas.
Chris Rock diagsed with nverbal Learning disorder
American comedian Chris Rock in an interview with Hollywood Reporter revealed that he was diagsed with n-verbal learning disorder. comedian told portal that condition affects his relationships with ors as he has challenges in grasping n-verbal signals in social situations. He furr revealed that he gave a nine-hour series of cognitive tests this year before he was diagsed with NVLD.
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actor-comedian tried to explain to portal gravity of his condition and told m that all he understands are words. Chris furr told portal that while those things help him in writing jokes, y are t that great for one-on-one relationships and communications. He told portal that he has tremendous difficulty in understanding n-verbal signals.
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Chris Rock furr explained that some 80 percent of communication is nverbal and all he understands are words, which until w, have made his life uncomfortable. He furr told portal that any time anyone responds to him in a negative way, he would think that it had to do with who y think he is. But w Chris realises that it was him, and a lot of it was him, he told portal.
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comedian also told portal that w he is seeking help from two rapists. comedian is trying to understand and make sense of his limitations and toll that childhood trauma has taken on him. He revealed to portal that he would joke about se things and thought that he was over his traumas.
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He furr told portal that he jokes and laughed about se things so much that it gave way to a sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. sitcom narrated childhood experiences of Chris Rock and showed part of his life where his parents were busy working and left him in charge of his siblings. His siblings in show were characters who were more confident than him.
actor told media portal that when he made show, he thought he was actually over his childhood traumas because he could laugh about it n. However, he realises that on contrary reality was that pain and fear that it brought him, he was experiencing it every day.
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18:05 IST, September 19th 2020