...for dyscalculia? As a grown woman.
I read a post on here about a lady who's daughter has just been diagnosed dyslexic at uni. and it got me thinking about this.
Would a diagnosis help me? Is there a benefit to knowing?
I have always struggled with maths and at the age of 16 started outright failing (I didn't grow up in the uk so had to study maths until 16).
I seem to have an inability to comprehend basic skills
I will add numbers and get different answers each time, I mix the sequencing of numbers up. I can only remember dates (like birthdays) by visualising it's place on a calendar because 27/04/17 is almost as meaningless as a phone number. The only way I remember phone numbers or pin codes is by remembering the pattern on the keypad.
It has come to a head recently because I've had to really start managing my money (not like the childfree days of having spare cash) and I just can't. Like I know the theory but i can't put it in to practice.
Hubby and I got in to an argument about money issues and we sat down to go through everything. He was astonished at my workings, the processes I use and the figures I come to.
I can't get it through to him that numbers are literally like looking at Chinese writing. I know it means something and given time I could work it out- but I don't know it and I'm not going to remember it.
Just feeling thick and stressed. I know if I'd have had a diagnosis as a child I could have gotten help. But any point as an adult?
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JonesMalone · 27/04/2017 15:13
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