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Does anyone else here struggle with dyscalculia? (my.clevelandclinic.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Kuroneko@beehaw.org to c/neurodivergence@beehaw.org

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The link I shared has a lot of good information about this condition; it’s similar to dyslexia but for math. In school math was always my worst subject and it often took me multiple tries to pass my math classes. It baffled everyone around me because I was good at all my other subjects. I hadn’t heard of it until last year but it definitely explains why I’m so bad with numbers. I’m now wondering if anyone here on lemmy has it too.

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[–] sorta_severine@lemmy.4d2.org 2 points 1 year ago

I do!

I still get teased as an adult (30s) because I can't remember phone numbers, addresses or passcodes people tell me, have a lot of trouble reading analog clocks, and constantly mix up left and right.

In school, it was frustrating because I would understand concepts much of the time but actually doing figures for math/ science problems I would switch numbers around and end up with the wrong answers. It was discouraging.

As an adult, I've found tricks that help me and I've successfully done plenty of jobs that revolved around numbers and counting. I just wish there had been more support around it when I was younger.