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Does anyone else here struggle with dyscalculia?

my.clevelandclinic.org Dyscalculia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Dyscalculia is a learning disorder that disrupts math-related skills and abilities. Early treatment can help children learn to adapt to and overcome this disorder.

Dyscalculia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

The link I shared has a lot of good information about this condition; it’s similar to dyslexia but for math. In school math was always my worst subject and it often took me multiple tries to pass my math classes. It baffled everyone around me because I was good at all my other subjects. I hadn’t heard of it until last year but it definitely explains why I’m so bad with numbers. I’m now wondering if anyone here on lemmy has it too.

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  • No official diagnosis, but I'm pretty sure I have it. My eldest was actually diagnosed with it recently though.

    I've learned some shortcuts that let me do math in my head, albeit incredibly slowly as compared to others. If I'm at a computer then I just use that for math instead though whenever possible. It wasn't until I took calculus that I really became able to do any of the basic math operations in my head as anything beyond memorization though. I have to break up the simplest of math problems into an algebra equation to solve it, and doing that just takes time.

    I only wear an analog wristwatch now, because I've realized if I go about a week without having to read an analog clock face, I have to re-learn how to read it. It's never a quick glance and know the time though. The hour hand close to the next hour throws me off about 100% of the time.

    I also just can't track the month and day of the month in my head. Tracking the day of the week works fine, but the date doesn't just update for me. I have to look up what the current date is and then just remember it as best I can for the rest of that day. If you ask me on the following day what the date is, I will just give back the prior date unless I've looked it up again though.

    I'm also hopeless with directional navigation. North, South, East, West? I've memorized the directions some roads run in, but it's taken me years to have any chance at all of going the correct direction on the road without* GPS navigation running.

    I also recently learned about hyperlexia, and I suspect I have that as well. Super great at reading/literature stuff. Super bad at math. Everyone flabbergasted. heh.

    Edit: fixed mention of GPS navigation to correctly reflect that I can't drive much without it running.

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