Math!

Yay well done you that's a pretty big achievement. I would never have got into uni on anything let alone maths lol! Nice one though, that's fab. I'd be proud of that as well.

nice, congrats, I wish I went to uni to study math not electrical engineering, I was best at math, and there was (I don't know if it has changed) very few jobs available after electrical engineering, what made me drop out when I found out that those jobs have already someone assigned to take over (nepotism)

I'm going to show off.

My highest math qualification.

Personally, I think that everyone should be engaged in the upbringing of their child. Understand that if you want to cultivate some mathematical inclinations in him, then classes should be aimed at this. Just as regular sports workouts "pump up" the body, make it healthy, strong and hardy, so regular math classes "pump up" the brain – develop intelligence and cognitive abilities, expand horizons. That's why I always take worksheets using worksheetsgo.com . It perfectly helps my child to develop and be better.

I've always struggled with maths and numbers in general, I have the highest respect to people that can do maths and all that. I tend to stay away from numbers in general. 

blimey that would be very discouraging

When it comes to good teachers? There are two issues.

1. Is the teacher good at teaching ?
2. Does the teacher have the technical knowledge of the subject they are trying to teach?

Life is hard, they need both.

At school I had teachers which were simultaneously good & bad.

At A level, my first Statistics teacher was good at teaching what she knew, but  she would probably have failed the exams she was preparing us for.  She taught what she knew for the first four months, then gave up and admitted to the class that she didn't understand the rest of the syllabus.

I was terrible at maths during highschool and failed it until the last couple of years I got good teachers and a grade A. I went on to study a masters degree in electrical engineering which had very high level maths. Sometimes it became ridiculously difficult like electromagnetic field equations. Some of the lecturers were good teachers and also Youtube helped me. To summarise it is possible, it just takes lots of study and practising questions. Also you don't need to get it all right, even 50% can be a pass in most places

i've never had a great math teacher in my entire life........i've had some who were mediocre, and others who were good, but none really good. at berkeley, my calculus instructor would explain things simply by going over the forumula over and over, and remaining puzzled when people just didn't get it. i think it's a problem built in to the insular world of high math............................

if you love it, you should look at ways you learn, maybe differently than others (i have some LD), also sensitivities, etc, which might distract you, etc. now, there are youtube videos, etc, where they lecture. those are how i learn now ---- various youtubers. my nephew who just graduated in engineering, is apparently not that good at simple math, like on a bill........... but he's i'm sure really good at advanced math - uh, whatever that is, lol.... when you say you're slower, you might look at that. u might be slower just cause you're taking in more than others, and looking at more things than they are. that's how i am, at least.  it makes my progress slower, but the end result might be more depth. anyway, stop comparing yourself to them.......that's my advice.

I'm glad that helped at put you at ease a bit. Maths can be good for those on the spectrum. Knowing you've got the answer, there's nothing more to be done to improve it, the sense of closure and completion. I hope your examd go well.

I had some very good and bad maths teachers at school.

The best one always gave us a week to do the homework.  He advised us to try the questions every night.  If we couldn't do it, it wasn't the end of the world, told us to go out, play football, enjoy yourself.  Try the questions the following day.  He guaranteed that after trying seven nights in a row we would get the homework right. If we didn't, then it meant we were plain thick and there was no hope for us 

The bad ones tried to disguise their ignorance.  I asked for help with questions on past exam papers.  The teacher dismissed my query as, 'that's an unusual type of question, it won't come up this year.'

It did, fortunately I was able to do it because I had taught my self from books.

It is so good to know that someone with a maths degree has poor arithmetic! I was worried that it is something that will definitely stop me from making any achievements in this field. I couldn't be more wrong I guess. 

Most math teachers are terrible. I started to like math after I'd met my highschool teacher. He was the best! It was after ten years of the ordeal with bad and/or mean teachers. I agree that schools (most of them) have bad teaching method. Now I'm this math course with an innovative approach. Like you said, talking to people is crucial.

You put my mind at ease, thanks!

yeah I know that

also I have dyscalculia

Just throughout the diagnosis process, many specialists have told me that this is very common on this spectrum and that's why I made this connection. It's not entirely correct I suppose ;D

Luckily, I will get extra time, I'm really happy about that

Oh, and even though I have a maths degree my arthmetic is poor, I make loads of mistakes and fret a lot. This is common amongst lots of people good at maths. I also used to make silly mistakes cos my head would whizz, or i'd intuit a number but then try to work it out properly, get a different answer then end up slow working out which of the two answers were right!

Maths is also taught badly, lots of teachers have bad teaching methods for maths, and kinda scared they'll get found out for not being very good at it. Maths is a language and you learn it best by talking to people about your maths. Sadly most classes want you to be quiet! So it might not be you that's struggling. It's good you love it, and I wouldn't worry too much about mistakes, look at what works when you're correct - were you relaxed, trusted your guess, read the question twice, did it fast, did it slow, followed the rules, or did it yoyr way ... .

If you have a diagnosis of autism or you suspect that you may have autism surely there is system in place like in the UK. I know that when i was at school/College i was given extra time in the exam despite not having any diagnosis statemented at the time. 

You do realize that autism is not the reason you might be struggling with maths, You might have a common comorbid learning disability called Dyscalculia. It quite common amongst individuals with autism. 

Dyscalculia is a learning disability that impairs an individual's ability to learn number-related concepts, perform accurate math calculations, reason and problem solve, and perform other basic math skills.. Dyscalculia is sometimes called “number dyslexia” or “math dyslexia.”

Oh that's really interesting, thanks!

I was good at Maths and went on to do a degree in it. Something that held me back is I had different, often intuitive, ways of calculating things. I would try to do it the proper way and get stuck. So of you want to do things your own way, maybe experiment. The odd thing was the further into maths I got the more my brain seemed to find it easy as it became more and more visual. Good luck with it, it is rewarding and a useful life skill.

but youtube is a really good teacher

Yeah, I get it, I'd had hated math until I met my first good teacher. 

Thanks, I'll do that