I personally struggle more with scientific concepts. I mean all the diagrams and animations are so flimsy and fake. Like sound ways are represented as frequent, constant, smooth moving waves, but that sort of movement is impossible due to the random movement of air particles.
Maths I have problems with the concepts at first, mainly because I cannot follow instructions very well, but also with the concept in pure. I usually overcome that pretty quickly though.
I thought some Aspies were extremely good at math, econ., etc. but I read that people on the spectrum struggle with these because they think in pictures. Is that a myth? If autistics do tend to find difficulty in math and similar disciplines because of their thinking process, how do some overcome it and do well? Or do all Aspies struggle in math, etc.?
I was a total failure in math - except for that one time I was turned in for cheating. In a small office, the principal, vice-principal, math teacher (all men) accused me of cheating b/c I got an A on a math test. Thinking that I might actually have cheated, I confessed to the system I used to efficiently calculate problems in different base numbers. They were impressed, assured me that it was not cheating. In an effort to make sure THAT never happened again, I returned to comfortably making Ds in math. Do ya think it could have anything to do with learning styles and how math is taught? While we may share a diagnosis lable, we are all different. Janet, the newby (my first post!)
actually, i dont visually think when i do math. I was the only kid in special ed at my school who did Algebra. I dont picture the numbers visually. I process the info and learn by calculating in my head and on paper. Accounting is the profession i plan on going into so math is pretty easy for me so far.
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When I hit Linear Algebra, I could not visualize what I was doing. No one spelled out "Matrix Transformations" in pictures. I switched to being a History Major and gt my Degree in that. Now, years later, I appreciate it more. I can see what they are in my head a lot better. I also remember Geometry class in the 9th grade. Mr F** was my teacher (name omitted, even though he's probably gone now). He was a tough as nails honors math teacher who hated any kind of deviation from the norm. "Deviation from the norm" was my middle name, so I was not on his good list. The thing about it is that 20/21 years later, I still remember a lot of the concepts. I can see the geometry visually, and still remember his discussions on Paul Erdos, Fibonacci, Euclid, et al. I *WAS* processing the information----the Spectrum way. I realized that when I took the California teacher's exam on Single Subject Math 20/21 years later.
Aspies and Spectrumites have special ways of learning. I wish that it could have been appreciated in the ninth grade. However, as I say in the Time Out section, we all have a reason for our lives. It has become apparent to me what mine is, and why I had to go through all of that.
Incidentally, years later Mr. F** and I met up. I ignored him out of the hard feelings I still had, and felt guilty afterward. Then, I realized my grievous error of sending him away sad, and tried to track him down at the local Junior College. He had just retired. Then, we met again when his car broke down. I talked, and he talked. He looked healthy, and we parted ways amiably. It was a strange way to patch things up, but we did. I am glad for that second chance.
All the best,
Math is a very fine thing. Some people are good with it, some aren't. Some are fantastic with certain types of math but not in others. Some just seem to "know" the answers and aren't sure how they got there. Other people need to learn a process. Sometimes the method being employed to learn it makes a big difference.
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I thought some Aspies were extremely good at math, econ., etc. but I read that people on the spectrum struggle with these because they think in pictures. Is that a myth? If autistics do tend to find difficulty in math and similar disciplines because of their thinking process, how do some overcome it and do well? Or do all Aspies struggle in math, etc.?
I think that its less a myth than saying "black people...." jewish people...." left-handed people..."
Its kinda amazing how one short dsm entry could spawn such individuality...
I'm a 6th grader but I can't +, -, x, or divide fractions and I have trouble with spelling some words that would be easy for others to spell.