Published on 12, July, 2020
When I told some people that I have severe Dyscalculia and that I don't know how to do most basic math and that I don't know how to do Calculus even, some of them think that I am using that as an excuse for not being good at math. I had failed math most of my school years and it's not just me being only bad at math, and I still don't know how to do most basic math as a 22 year old and that is not normal. I tried explaining that to them, but they didn't listen.
Some people think that everyone can learn math, the question is if they understand that when you reach a limit before Dyscalculia manifests.
I had dyscalculia throughout my school years, and looking at numbers and money would produce anxiety and fear. So I avoided using money as long as I could. I was bad at math throughout the entire time.
I was about 23 years old when I started to reteach myself math. It was because I was fed up with the social stigma that surrounded math, the avoidance of embarrassment, and the avoidance of looking stupid, and I just didn't care about that anymore. If the school system's methods for math didn't work for me, I can learn other methods.
I learned a lot of different methods to calculate math that were simple and easy for me to understand, and I also learned a lot of different symbols for numbers, so that it's easier for me to keep track of numbers.
After several years, I could finally do mental math, which is something I never thought I'd be able to do in my entire lifetime.
So I think that even with dyscalculia, it's about learning the methods that are easy for you to understand, and that work for you.