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Learning a new language.

Escher
over 9 years ago

Hey folks.

Quick question if I may please. Just curious if anyone is aware of difficulties with learning a new language (be it adults or children) is common enough for people on the spectrum to be note worthy?

I always struggled with them in the parts of education where I was required to try and learn them, the obligatory year of French and a smattering of German back in comprehensive and I recall never enjoying the lessons one bit compared to my interest in the natural sciences. Beyond that I always had great trouble expressing myself in general but especially in hand written text, right at the tail end of my education I got a check and was told I had a relatively mild form of dyslexia, which I've tried my best to self correct over the years. Yet now, in hind sight, it occurs to me that it could be more than that.

Anyway, I'm trying to self learn Swedish with no formal education and minimal help from my partner. I can, through force of will, and nothing but overwhelming flooding get some to stick from a comprehension standpoint, as translation of the written form is little more than brute memory. But using it creatively, especially speaking I'm finding daunting to say the least. I'm sure some of it is simply my low confidence and lack of structure and peers but as I said, just curious if this is a "thing" with Aspergers (if I have it that is).

Thanks in advance for anyone that can provide any kind of info' on this.

Matt.

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  • over 9 years ago

    Thanks for response and encouragement Margaret!

    I tend to believe that when (and it's still some time off) I get into a classroom that things will be easier. I can't really get any structure to my self studies and frankly atop of the language are the other vast changes in my life that I'm having to learn to cope with too. Pressure of a different(ish) culture, being pretty much left out in the cold by the state here (for now) a new and first marriage and the bazillion ways and expectations that brings. Plus my wife doesn't really seem to think that whether I have something on the spectrum or not is important, I suspect she thinks that I think of it as an excuse.

    Anyway, sorry for the whinge, back to Memrise for me. Enjoy weekend, or what remains of it folks.

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  • over 9 years ago

    Thanks for response and encouragement Margaret!

    I tend to believe that when (and it's still some time off) I get into a classroom that things will be easier. I can't really get any structure to my self studies and frankly atop of the language are the other vast changes in my life that I'm having to learn to cope with too. Pressure of a different(ish) culture, being pretty much left out in the cold by the state here (for now) a new and first marriage and the bazillion ways and expectations that brings. Plus my wife doesn't really seem to think that whether I have something on the spectrum or not is important, I suspect she thinks that I think of it as an excuse.

    Anyway, sorry for the whinge, back to Memrise for me. Enjoy weekend, or what remains of it folks.

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