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Maths?

TheCatWoman

Are we Brits genetically bad at maths, poorly taught or what? It seems so many of us ND and NT really struggle with it and have done for years, so much so that it almost seems to be a point of national pride that we're collectively so bad at it.

All I know is that I'm terrible at it and couldn't pass a GCSE grade 3, even with special tutoring, it meant I failed my access course, luckily it didn't stop me going to uni because I didn't need maths for history. What makes it even worse is I seem unable to use a calculator either, I can put the same numbers in 3 times and get 3 different answers.

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  • There's a thing called Dyscalculia, it's roughly like dyslexia with numbers instead of text.

    I have dysgraphia and for me this means I can't spell and writing is awful and uncomfortable, I have a wide vocabulary and understanding, I just can't put it to paper in a written form.

    I was considered as for want of a better word "thick", it was incredibly harmful and destroyed my already limited self esteem. Fortunately I discovered I had incredibly recall and I flourished in the likes of biology, history, biology and strangely art. 

    How I made it to the ripe age of 50 before anyone asked the "has anyone ever mentioned that you could be autistic" question is a mystery. All the bits were there, they just weren't put together.

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  • There's a thing called Dyscalculia, it's roughly like dyslexia with numbers instead of text.

    I have dysgraphia and for me this means I can't spell and writing is awful and uncomfortable, I have a wide vocabulary and understanding, I just can't put it to paper in a written form.

    I was considered as for want of a better word "thick", it was incredibly harmful and destroyed my already limited self esteem. Fortunately I discovered I had incredibly recall and I flourished in the likes of biology, history, biology and strangely art. 

    How I made it to the ripe age of 50 before anyone asked the "has anyone ever mentioned that you could be autistic" question is a mystery. All the bits were there, they just weren't put together.

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