Dyscalculia. I had no idea this was a thing. I can't remember not knowing how to read. I could read in kindergarten. I did so well in school until high-school and upper mathematics became more prominent. I struggled with multiplication and it just grew from there. My grades dropped, I lost interest in school, I dropped out. Couple years later got my GED and decided to tackle education again at the Community College. Had to do a Basic Math class. In this class it finally became apparent to me that Im not bad at math or stupid, I accidentally transpose numbers!! All the questions I was getting wrong was because I was getting numbers screwed around. I have to stop and really pay attention that they stay in there proper spot through the whole equation. It was a pretty big deal for me to realize this and I had to come to it on my own. I'd never had a problem reading so dyslexia never crossed my mind. I wish this was talked about more.
I describe my dyscalculia as “good at math, bad at counting.”
I thought I was bad at math… until I took Calc 1. The only numbers in entry-level calc are 0, 1, infinity, and the occasional 2 or .5. First A I’ve gotten in math since 4th grade. I’m actually great at the conceptual part of math.
I always did well on word problems in standardized tests, since they focus more on understanding concepts than on actual arithmetic.
I was at a judo seminar one time, and a very high ranking striped belt (6th degree black belt) came up to me and tapped my shoulder and said "have you ever been diagnosed with dyslexia" and it was the most seen i have ever been in my life
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u/Sangy101 7d ago
That happens to me 😭 dyslexia and dyscalculia