i have dyscalculia and the WORST thing is when you explain it to someone and they’re like, “i’m bad at math too i think i have it !!! lol!!! ” my eyes literally roll back into my skull lmao
Yes that really annoys me all the time and it annoys me when a teacher asks you for an answer for a question when they can clearly see you're struggling and when you say you don't know they shout 🙁
i cried when watching this. its a constant anxiety in math class and i freeze when the teacher is walking around. and ive felt stupid my whole life but you deadass made me feel relieved ❤
Ailyn lopez I was exactly the same way when I was in math class! just today I had to count some money in front of a co-worker and I couldn't do it. I got so flustered and messed up so I had him count it for me. if you think you might have this talk to someone like a counselor or student services to see if they can help you find somewhere to be tested. just remember, you're not stupid. no one is perfect and it's those imperfections that make us humble and more understanding of others. best of luck!
Ikr... I was only diagnosed with it last year and it makes me want to always give up. I wish they'd do a worldwide thing where they teach children what it is...
It makes me happy to know there are people out there who struggle just like I do. All through school I had trouble. I am a 21 year old adult, and still have to count on my fingers for the smallest amount. I mix up my plus and minus signs, still can’t read a clock well and if I do it takes me a long time. I never learned my multiplication tables. I did manage to learn division up to a point because I spent MONTHS with my teacher doing it over and over and over. I always thought I was just ignorant when it came to mathematics until my boyfriend told me “ Shelby I think you have dyslexia with numbers” I was like what? No. Dyslexia is with letters. Not numbers. And he explained you can have it with just math I googled it and lost my shit. I still don’t know my sense of direction and mix up numbers sometimes like for example I took a 50 at my job and gave him change for a 20 (I quit this job because it was all math and I couldn’t do it) I only lasted a week. I am so happy I found out why I have always struggled and been different. Now I can embrace who I really am and honestly say I am a smart human being with a learning disability in math. I have passed all my ged test with 150 except math(working on it). I am so proud of how far I have come and now I will never let it get in my way! Thank you for this video.
It's so hard to be functional in adult life with this learning disability, especially because mine was never treated and it's quite severe. I feel ashamed and very hopeless.
Silvia C don’t let it get you down, I know it’s easier said than done, because I have it too. I just started a cashier job, and people have been rolling their eyes at me because I can’t count money very well, and I’m slow, and asking them what change I owe them back. It really hurt my feelings, but at the end of the day, they will never understand us, and they don’t matter. Keep on going! It will all be okay!
I am 48 I lived through some pretty rough childhood due to this back then I was told "i was just lazy, and didn't try hard enough" ... lot of abuse fast fwd to the internet and I see this...randomly i cried
Yeah same, when I tried to do addition in my mind the numbers are like scrambling and I had to repeat counting again and again.like I'm getting frustrated to it
Omg, I love playing games too especially call of duty multiplayer. When the damn map turns all over the place, it gives me anxiety! I'm that team member that runs in the wrong direction, or when I have a damn care package and the other team kill me, I have extreme anxiety, because I dunno how to hurry up and get back to where I got shot down at. Driving, making change, map reading, looking at buildings in different angles, basic math and remembering what type of formula to use, all just destroys me. On top of having all of this with OCD, anxiety, depression, and lack of confidence.....all of us need to make a video about this and make it known that this exist....
I barely learned about this disability when I was 17, and in my final high school math course. I had so much anxiety about going to maths classes. My mom is a math teacher so she always pushed me in to AP math courses and I did it so she wouldn't be disappointed in me. My grades were consistently lower in these classes compared to any of my other classes. Walking in to math class every day made me literally shake and want to cry and hide away, this was especially bad in high school considering the teacher was so mean and not understanding. I told my mom about my concerns my junior year of high school and she was pretty understanding, she didn't want me to pursue diagnosis though and I still don't understand that. At this moment I still haven't been diagnosed and I don't know if I ever will be but with all the signs I have I don't know how I could not have it. I just wrote this to vent, and to say that this video resonates so much with me. I feel so stupid sometimes and I hate it because I know I'm intelligent. Public speaking and writing are true passions of mine I know I'm not hopeless but sometimes math and the education system makes me feel that way.
I'm 45 now, i avoid numbers like the plague, can't tell time without working it out. Numbers don't stay in my head, can't measure, can't judge distance & timing. Got 2 left feet, I'm a classic bull in a China shop. I even wear chunky jewellery as I'm too heavy handed. Brilliant reading writing & spelling, love any kind of puzzle (except maths). Failed maths at school with flying colours. Had many years, had many classes I've walked out of in floods of tears. I accept now that numbers/maths are a foreign language to me. I'm not thick, lazy or making it up & knowing it's 'real' has had a positive affect.
Wow is all I can say to you. I truly admire your courage for telling the world your story. I had no idea that there was such a disability out there. I have struggled with math for many years, it wasn't until around the 7th or 8th grade that I really started to have problems. That's when we started to learn pre-algebra, and geometry and how I just couldn't grasp the concept no matter how hard I tried. It didn't get any better once I got to high school either. Trust me, I tried and tried every day as best that I could to comprehend the material but it just didn't click in my brain. I would get to the point where I would somewhat get it, but then the teacher moved on to something else.Or simply put, the information that I did get I couldn't retain in my brain when it came to testing. It would be as if it was written in a foreign language and I would just sit there frustrated and disappointed in myself.I did pass the class (barely)with a (D)and I think that was because I participated in class as best that I could and came to class everyday. And the same with geometry, I made a(D).The fact that you have to have 4 maths to graduate high school, I refused to take trig or calculus. I was not about to put myself through that disappointment so I avoided them all together and just took accounting and business math instead. Believe it or not I actually passed those classes with a (A-acct & B-busi) go figure? I think that it was largely in part, that the instructor in accounting taught me really well and I was able to understand it. And the business math was correspondence and I was able to take my time with it. As well as when I ran into any issues I would go over it with my accounting teacher. And then there was college(ARRGGGG!!!!!)I started out at the local technical college, which wasn't too bad because I didn't have to deal with a lot of math in (emergency service), I did pass the class. Moving forward a few years I attended my local community college to attempt at getting my degree in (sociology). I registered for algebra 110 as well as the other required general course classes which I did well in, but after going to my algebra class a few times, I had to drop it. I told myself that I will just complete all the needed classes and come back to it, I kept putting it off and putting it off. Needless to say I didn't get that degree, so I changed to a career school and got my (a.s.degree) in massage therapy, and graduated with honors. Which I was happy at the fact that we had a minimal math to deal with, they mainly focused on the main curriculum at hand. And now that I would like to pursue my career in sports therapy, that would require me to get my (b.s.) degree at a (4 yr) university. Which I applied to, but was told in order to be accepted I need to have that algebra class and pass it with a (c)or better. I have purchased several college algebra books,Iv'e watched numerous RUclips vids, purchased cd's,correspondence course, and even had my sis-in-law try to help(she has a m.s. degree in math and instruct other teachers). I was kinda getting it with her method of teaching it, but I was only there for a few days. My husband even tried to get me to understand it as well(has a b.s. degree in microbiology). I said that I would try and CLEP my way through it, sense it's a whole lot cheaper than taking a whole semester in a class room. I just don't know, I'm at my ends wit with the whole thing! You know that you want something so bad, it's at the tip of your fingers but can't grasp it. It's like walking across a desert for days and you finally see a beautiful refreshing natural glassier of water flowing in the horizon. You get within feet of it, and as you so desperately struggle to get to it, you realize that you have stepped in quick sand. The more you wiggle your way to try and get to that much needed life support, you continue to sink farther and farther from it. And it doesn't help that I also have been diagnosed with (A.D.D.), which I didn't realize until my husband and co-workers brought it to my attention. So now that Iv'e come across this very informative information, I will definitely look at getting tested to see what degree of this disease that I my possibly have. And learn as much as possible about it, this has been a big eye opener for me, and knowing that I'm not alone in this world with this type of issue. I'm happy to know that there are resources out there for people like me and that I'm truly not alone. Thank Saucytwang for the video!
Thank you so much for making this video ! I have dyscalculia as well and hearing you talk was like hearing myself talk about this. I also felt a huge relief the day I was diagnosed. All of a sudden I didn't feel stupid anymore and there actually was a word for what I had. I think it is so important for us as adults, to talk about this, because ALOT of people have no idea this exists... hearing you talk about change, about time... finding our way using a map... having to know where north is just made me smile because that is me, and we are not alone. And guess what? I think this just makes us even more special. Our brain is special! It works in a different way!Thank you so much for sharing this with the world! Love all the way from Portugal
Andreia Tomé I've never thought of our disability as special. that's a very different take on it! thank you for that! I honestly have always been embarrassed by it and still struggle to accept it and not be embarrassed. it just goes to show I still have room to grow with my acceptance
This is something that I’m going to show my mum as you have voiced everything I have struggled to say, I’m new to accepting I have this disability, i have struggled since primary school and as I’ve got older it has only got worse, thankyou so much for sharing this 💜
The way i have found it helpful to think my way through it, is that no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot do some things. Generally, for me, this presents itself as not producing a sequence of events, such as linking two things together. Some numbers make sense, while others feel awkward and impossible to consider. I feel it’s a sort of attention disorder rather than any specific malfunction. So with numbers, reading a clock, tying shoelaces when I was 5, losing total confidence in myself ....leading to people either abusing that as a weakness (adults are simply bigger children with things instead of toys) or avoiding me altogether because I couldn’t understand social norms in groups.... but after nearly 50 years of living like this, I have no career, a couple of friends, no idea of what to do next in life and never have because everything was persuaded away by people who thought they were being helpful... its not all bad though. Whatever name you give to this nonsense, just remember that there are people who are just like you and it has never been easier to find them.
You just made so many people feel seen and understood. Thank u so much for sharing. You should do a TED TALK! This was so good. U look and sound amazing on camera.
You are not alone:) I am 23 and just found out that I have dyscalculia,,, Chose Marketing at college before I found out about this and now am having a really hard time in math related classes, tried to explain to the school but they don't seem to understand, they keep offering tutoring, which obviously won't help:(
oh gosh i want to get tested for this so bad. you LITERALLY described me. i remember struggling like this ever since i was little. i told my mom how i am showing A LOT of symptoms for dyscalculia and that i really want help, but she doesn't seem to care (im 16) and that "she has it too you just have to work harder". she really has no idea. people who try helping me with my math homework told me that i'm pretending to act dumb when in reality i'm trying so desperately hard to understand. i remember my geometry teacher yelling at me "WE HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO ADD, NOW" and i told her i couldnt do math in my head, and she said "BUT YOU HAVE TO" and told me i wouldn't make it in college. i have major anxiety when it comes to school. my teachers think i just don't like working because i make good grades, they don't know that someone with a learning disability can make good grades. i'm telling you that would literally do anything for an A. hours upon hours of studying, cramming, coming up with ways to memorize (i don't know how to learn i just remember random words), and coming up with strategies to cheat. people think that's just what it takes to be a good student, nobody understands my struggle with math. i work at papa johns and i cannot take orders for the LIFE of me. i cannot understand what the person is saying over the phone (idk if this has to do with it) and if i do, i have no idea how to put it in the computer. i couldn't put in my own order if i wanted to, even if i had all day. they tried putting me on the makeline and immediately took me off because i slow everything down. like you put a certain amount of pepperonis on a certain size pizza and it makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER, i definetly cannot do drive through because that involves money. all i can do is put labels on boxes and i constantly mess that up and everyone gets mad at me. people who has had the same first day a me is doing great, saying that it's easy, and are teaching new people. someone who has only been working for a few days already is doing better than me. everyone is tired of trying to teaching me. my manager always tells me to stay home and barely gives me any hours. this is a job where teenagers work or people who can't get any other job and they do just fine. it's unbelieveably hard for me. i can't tell time, i cant count money, i suck at driving (traffic confuses me soooo much). even if i drove somewhere a million times, i don't remember. and once i go somewhere, i cant find my way back. like in movie theaters, i cant go to the bathroom because i cannot find my way back. my parents yell at me that i need to pay attention even though i do, i just immediately forget. when you mentioned drawing and video games my JAW DROPPED. OHMAHGAH IM SOOO BAD AND ITS SOOO FRUSTRATING. im so bad it looks like a joke. it's not. i just suck that much. there has been so many times in school and at home where people has said something is easy and i cant even begin to understand. it frustrates me so much. i related to so much of what you said it makes me so happy. ive gotten made fun of by my family so much for being "stupid". the only thing i couldn't relate to is being imaginative or strong with words. i also suck at reading and i despise writing. there isn't a creative bone in my body. i cannot watch tv sows and cannot tell you the last time ive watched a movie, the only tv shows i like watching is a few children shows (a little embarassing). anyways, i just wish i had a diagnosis to show to my teachers. thanks for this video, im gonna send it to my mom heh, maybe she'll see how much i relate.
thank you for this video! I really appreciate you talking about your experience in such detail, how it affects different aspects of your life and what changed along the way. it's helpful to learn more about that to understand what other people/students might be going through. (I personally don't have dyscalculia, my little sibling does). I'm definitely gonna share this video with people next time somebody asks me again what dyscalcula is :) thank you again 🧡
I've been binging these videos and doing a lot of research on dyscalculia.. I'm pretty sure i have it and i just remembered how someone was saying these long numbers to me in class instead of just letting me look and copy them.. they got frustrated and ended up just giving me the notes so i can copy it. I'm horrible with no visual for math and let along someone TELLING me numbers... no. also I hate when others get frustrated because of me, because then I get frustrated and then want to cry cause I feel so stupid and just revert back to how i felt in elementary school arguing with my parents about my math homework for hours. I cant even express how happy I am that i found out about dyscalculia. I always felt so stupid and I knew something was wrong but never found out what. I wish it was more known. I am now 17 and I wish so badly that I was diagnosed with this when I was younger it would've helped soooo much.
I'm 29 and I have just found out that I have dyscalculia. This video resonates so much with me, it's actually hilarious. I'm from a country that works with meters/centimeters instead of feet/inches, but I also absolutely calculate distance with my own height. I'm 1.5m tall, so I'm always thinking like... could two of me fit there?? Maybe a whole me plus another me up to the waist? Because otherwise I have no idea. It's honestly the most ridiculous thing in my life - but hey, it does have its upsides! For instance, when setting a table... if I forget to count myself, but count someone else twice because they moved while I was counting... no harm done! :P
Although my daughter hasn’t been officially diagnosed with dyscalculia, she has many traits. Thank you for making this video because this is the first I’ve seen made by a young person. I will show it to my daughter because I think she will connect with your story. In the U.S. I have found that many people in special ed are not familiar with dyscalculia. Most of the videos on RUclips show that other countries are more advanced in their knowledge of this disability. Thank you for creating this to encourage others.
Thank you for sharing this video, I have been struggling with this all my life. I am 48 and was tested as young child and I have ADHD, Dyslexia and Discalculia. I attended a school for a year that helped with my Dyslexia which helped me to read in 1st grade which was amazing and I truly believe had my mom not found this program that my reading would have been worst. I can read fine always have but I have a very difficult time with understanding what I have read and grammar. I still don't understand the rules. I dropped out of school at 16 because I was ashamed of being in Special ED, I was on medication for ADHD and while on it I was doing well but I hated it and took myself off. I also felt un challenged and bored and never got past basic MATH Adding, Subtracting, Multiplication and division, I learned fractions even complicated part but cant do it anymore. cant do decimals and counting change back to a customer is a nightmare. I panic and suck at it. I recently became disabled and cant do my former job of over 20 years. I am trying to prepare for my GED but I cant understand the lessons in math, I have watched endless videos and I am depressed and cant focus because of the ADHD. I am considering my medication again and going to community college to see if I can get help with completing my basic education. I have lived with tis shame and cant even accept a job with less pay because I cant work a cash register without making endless mistakes. I am gifted in other things but have yet to pin point one that is a lucrative as my previous work. I am so hard on myself for choosing work over my education. I worked 16-18 hours a day 6-7 days a week for 25 years. I prided myself for having such a strong work ethic and even attended Vocation schooling for 2 separate medical programs which I graduated from. I just. cant use these licenses because I need to have a GED or Diploma and I would be able to make a decent living again.I earned over 75,000 dollars a year with no diploma and I hid my disability and managed pretty good but now I am having to face it and its frightening. I will be 49 soon and I am worried about my future, I am all over the place and I feel tormented. My wife has been supportive but I feel I cant provide the way I once did because I cant grasp the Math and the instructions given are like sitting in a room with someone speaking Mandarin.
I'm 35, taking a course on specific learning difficulties as I work with 3 and 4 year olds, and this has come up. So the thing I've always struggled with actually has a name. I can't draw. I struggle with working memory when I'm trying to do my finances, it's like i have to mentally tell the numbers to 'stay' in my head. No one can talk to me if I am doing my online banking! I failed my Maths GCSE 3 times. I am learning to drive, and I do alright with left and right but I sometimes struggle with reverse parking as I can't 'see' where i'm going and I can't visualise where I'm going to end up. I also have no idea what 300 yards is on a sat nav system, or google maps. I had awful maths anxiety, several horrible maths teachers, and people telling me I was stupid. I basically was good at everything at school except sports, maths, physics and chemistry. I taught myself to play the keyboard and read music, I've worked hard on maths since I left school and in some ways I am better at it, but I still need a calculator for most things. The visualisation thing, is definitely a thing!
Elisabeth Davey I’m 35 as well and believe that I’m undiagnosed with this condition. I have two college degrees and I feel stupid everyday because I struggle with math. I struggle with telling time on an analog clock and even counting change.
Thank you so so much for this. I have dyslexia, dysculia , dyspraxia and autism. I have had experiences of me in maths class biting my hands, crying in class without anyone knowing and having this lump in my chest and biting my tongue until it bled. All of these numbers made my senses go on overload, everyone else could do it and I felt beyond stupid. I still feel like this to this day, but I am trying to be kinder on myself. I’m a health and social care student who is getting A*’s in all topics so far, but I can’t do math. It’s so so hard :(
I just found out what dyscalculia was a few days ago and it explains so much. I'm 19 and always just thought I was reeeallllly bad at math and kinda dumb, even though every other subject I'm fine in. I've never been able to learn my times tables, can't do fairly simple add and subtract without using my fingers to count, can't do simple mental math to save my life, can't figure out change (I work in a department store and when people pay with cash I instantly get super anxious because I sometimes accidentally put in the wrong number and then have to pull out a calculator to figure out their change..... the worst part is that they stare at me and sometimes tell me what their change is supposed to be as I'm trying to figure it out and I just look stupid), I can't figure out percentage off of a number without a calculator, division without a calculator... the list goes on and on.. For some reason I'm good at colorguard (kinda like ballet, but with a flag), but I was also in band from 6th grade through my senior year of high school. I started out being able to read music in the beginning when It was 4/4 time and just quarter notes, half notes, or whole notes...but once it got more advanced I couldn't anymore. I went from being in the first chair section to being in 3rd chair section (not 3rd chair, 3rd part... so like 10th ish chair.) I've always been good at music, except for the reading part. If I heard it, I could play it. I knew the notes, just not how to actually play it when reading. I somehow made it into the top band when I was a senior and that was HELL... My best friend used to play the same instrument as me (bassoon) and since we were the only 2 in that section, I was able to get help to read... but once she switched to oboe, I was screwed. I faked my way through it, but it was real rough. I oddly have good rhythm, but reading music is a no go. Also, time management.. I have a really hard time figuring out how much time has passed or how much time it'll take me to do certain tasks (which becomes a problem at work sometimes). Directions are pretty much impossible for me.. without my gps I'd never be able to figure out how to get places, even after going there many times. It takes me like 10 times of driving somewhere to remember it if it's not in an area I drive often. I don't know north, south, east, or west... Still don't understand how people learn that shit. At work if I have to count down a drawer at a register, it takes me like 3 times longer than everyone else. I haven't been diagnosed yet, but I'm 99.9% certain I have this. It would explain everything. I'm now about to start college and am really nervous because originally my placement test was actually today, but I rescheduled for next week because I'm scared to take it. It's community college so it's not like I won't get in if I do badly, I just really don't wanna have to pay for the "refresher" math classes that you have to take if you don't get a 70% or higher on the math portion of the placement test (which I know I definitely will not get). Now the English portion, I'll be fine. Where do you go to get diagnosed? I kinda wonder if they would allow me a longer time to take the test and maybe allow me to use a calculator if I get a diagnosis for it.
Just today came across Dyscalculia. I have not been diagnosed but I do think for sure I have it as I have all the symptoms of it. I am sooooo glad that you shared your story and that it is so useful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hey I have stretch marks, cellulite and dyscalculia. I'm 33, and having a hard time just getting my ged. It's very disheartening. I've only just recently realized this had a name and it's such a relief!
She is genuinely honest person, however, don't let this "one thing ", put a dent in your life ; you can do other things!You are already courageous, sister ; and keep your head up. Peace .
Wow! this is so similar to what I've experienced. Even the Geology major! I was a Geology major at ASU and once I got to Calculus I realized I could not do the math needed for my major (loved chemistry but i was terrible at it). Thank you so much for making this video. You've validated so much for me. I dont have a diagnosis but this 100% what I also experienced growing up. Great at reading/writing, always ALWAYS terrible at math. Getting anything better than a C or D was miraculous! Cant make change (thank god for cash registers and calculators). I work in finance and that really when my dyscalculia became VERY obvious. Switching numbers constantly, not being able to do any mental math - its always a weird formula in my brain that just feels like extra work. Cant read maps - needs to be north to even TRY to figure out where the heck im going. JUST SO MANY THINGS! Gosh thank you so much.
I am sooo happy i found your video. im pretty sure i just self did a self diagnosis, Which makes me want to cry because all through school i was in special Ed classes, and didn't even make it out of middle school. I hated myself so bad because i just thought i was stupid. I ended up dropping out in the 8th grade, after failing several grades and here i' am now at 26 years old trying to get my GED and can NOT for the life of me comprehend anything know matter how hard i try. ESPECIALLY math.. i have watched a couple more videos on this disability and i am 100% convinced i have it, im going to talk to my teacher and my dr. and see if they might help me find someone to test me for it. Anyways, here are some of the things i suffer with daily. -I can't do basic math without using my fingers, even then im not good at it. -I' am absolutely terrible with directions, i have lived in the same place for 4 years and could not tell you how to get here :(. (i don't drive) -can not keep track of time -I literally don't know my left from my right without raising my right hand.. (weird i know) -i can not tell time on a clock with no numbers - i suck at measuring stuff - can not learn all of these stupid math formulas -i have ALWAYS failed in school, not once do i remember getting a good grade, even in special ed classes. -suck at math basics, im horrible at it all -i don't work now because i stay home with my daughter but the last few jobs i had my drawer ALWAYS came up short at the end of my shift and everyone always accused me of stealing it. - im looking for a job now but have had no luck what so ever because the only people hiring around me want cashiers and i just can't do it :(. im sure there is so much more but this is all i can think of off the top of my head.
Chelsea Zachman I'm so glad you found this video! Your symptoms sound like classic dyscalculia to be but I'm not a doctor. you should look in to getting diagnosed! I know the feeling of relief when you realize you're not stupid you literally have a disability! when looking for jobs see if you can find adminstrative work where it's less math oriented. I know, easier said than done. I wish you luck in getting your GED and finding a job. keep us posted on how things go! and remember you're not alone in this. there are a lot of us out there with this!
the only thing what i really can do is teaching english, im an english teacher in middle school, but i want to quit because the salary even doesnt enough for todays life :(. if i quit i even dont know what job is suitable for me. i really really avoid numbers. im so frustrated with my life :(
Just giving you an Update!!! I was right, 2 days ago, after an MRI, EEG and Cognitive testing. I was diagnosed with "Dyscalculia and more" so yes i have Dyscalculia but also a touch of every LD. SO YAY US!! im jk, it is a VERY tough thing to live with! I just want to be able to get my GED, get a good job and be able to help my daughter with her homework when she needs it.
No, I don't have dyscalculia. But in all honesty, you are so beautiful and trust me a man shouldn't cry and I thought I am a tough guy, later found out tears rolling down my chick. And No, it's not only your mom who subscribed and liked. I am one of your subscribers. I wish I could talk so beautifully the way you do. Thanks for sharing your story knowing how hard it is to make such video.
Thank you for making this video!!! I admire you for your courage I could relate to just about everything you said. I was diagnosed as dyslexic as a child but now learning as an adult I have dyscalcia. Its assuring knowing I'm not alone.
oh my gosh i love you already!! You're such a beautiful soul. I found your vid bc im currently job hunting for jobs in my degree which is associate in arts degree and i was feeling stupid and frustrated bc the positions required you to deal with being a cashier basically and it just sucks. I've struggled in math since i was a little kid and now i'm 22 years old and its always been hard finding work that doesn't require you to be a cashier but i've managed ya now. It's comforting to know that there's other ppl just like me who feel the same exact way that I do! I also really love your room decor it's super cool c: i'm really hard on myself when it comes to not knowing basic math. My main struggle is my addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and a few more things that i never really grasped back in elementary. Thanks for making this video you're awesome !
I totally understand you. Im going into my GCSE's now and will be leaving high school in 2 months. I can relate to you with many things, espically drawing. Thankyou for this , made me feel better 😊
Bless you❤ I finally am finding out there's a name for it. Thankyou for the links. Thankyou for telling how it winds up touching every part of your life. You're very mature (EQ!). I long to hear more and more people tell me the same symptoms and I know I'm not crazy stupid,lazy,liar. Crap it's like a lobotomy or something (I'm age 53). I explain it and people still treat me like I SHOULD know better...no I CANT. Bosses threaten me. Scold me. Talk shit to me. I've had asked "what's wrong with you". Thankyou (babble)
I'm so glad my video helped! I want to spread the word far and wide about this disability. There really are a lot of us out there. Don't ever let anyone tell you you're stupid or to try harder! It wasn't until I was in my mid 20's that I was diagnosed. I can't imagine having to have lived longer just thinking I was horrible at math. Hopefully my links have lead you to good resources and to others that can help you.
Thank you so much for making this video. I have recently discovered that someone dear to me has this which I'd never heard of before and it explains a lot to me. Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏
I learned to to basic mental math such as multiplication or division by associating the formulas and answers with colors. It wasn't on purpose. In 3rd grade I was really struggling and at some point I pictured 7 in my mind and it was yellow with a black background. 9 x 7 = 63 came up with the random abstract, half-formed image of 63 which was a specific combination of colors with my mind voicing "63" over it. On the right was a lit up splash like paint of cyan, with super dark purple and black on the left side. So a paint spatter of sky-blue with black and eggplant purple became my brain's version of the number 63. I have serious issues i math and have come to think that I was overlooked for mild Dyscalculia as a kid (I tend to max out around a 7th-8th grade comprehension, despite several attempts at 9th grade math and college remedial courses with tutoring). But because I'm very naturally artistic and language-based in thinking, somehow I guess I found ways like that to compensate. So numbers are colors and paint splatters and parts of a simple formula such as 2x + 6 = 18 became hilighted blocks in my mind that I'd move around in chunks like a game. Floor plans and such are understandable if I have a visual like someone measuring and drawing it. But I still have to use a GPS to get places around the house I've lived in for a year and things like that. The problem is that moving blocks around in your head and using a GPS only works up until a certain point, beyond which you have to begin memorizing concepts and spatial reasoning to go further. So learning tricks has made adult life possible (enough for bank account management and such) at least, but the condition is still very limiting. I excelled in every subject and had an 8th grade reading comprehension at 10 years old, but my math was so bad the teacher literally told my mom she thought I was mentally retarded and needed to be removed from her class. Which means that every job gets stuck at the entry level and people are constantly assuming you're dumber than you really are. I also compensated like you did by learning tons about science, history, language, vocabulary, etc to make sure no one ever thought I was retarded again. It sucks.
I'm in my early forties and probably have dyscalculia, never was tested. I do remember math and numbers weren't my friends, and being slapped in the face by my mother because I was struggling with a math homework assignment. She hit, father yelled, I started taking zeros on math because...well, who wants to be assaulted over numbers?
Thank you for such wonderful video made my girl has something and struggle so much we both think your amazing how explained it she starts college in few days and I hope speak to them when she starts try get help much as we can we think very brave in telling your story thank you so much xxxx
This video was so helpful because everything you said described my whole life . I have been diagnosed with Dyslexia , but have struggled really hard with math . And to me it wasn't a normal struggle with math, it's a struggle that I can't even explain . So I got turtoring for Dyslexia and my reading has gotten so much better and my spelling is a lot better . But I've notice with math I just can't get it . Because I'm a junior in highschool and I still have to count on my fingers for simple math problems . And I realized that what I was doing probably isn't normal . So I don't know if I should get retested for Dycalculia because I've already been tested for Dylexia ?
If you still reading post, you can do retail because the cash register will tell you how much changes to give back to the customer. I have it and failed my elementary math classes as well and they still passed me on.
Thanks for being sharing this video. Me and my wife thinks our son has it to. It's kinda hard to accept that it's a life long burden but we'll try to figure out how to prevent it from getting worse. there must be some sort of solution to keep it from being extreme.
This hits home so hard. I've been diagnosed with dyscalculia and i struggle so hard with math, not to mention the bullying and constant thinking that you're an idiot because you cannot add 4+7 in your head, when in reality, it's just a disability you've been born with. Best of luck to all of y'all who have dyscalculia or acalculia or any other disability
I have been diagnosed with dycalculia. I have always had issues with math. I am in my sixties. I CAN, however, play scrabble and word games are my favorite. I also have inattentive A.D.D. I can add, subtract, multiply, divide, but I have trouble making change. No matter how hard I try I can't count it back. I can't do calculations in my head except very simple. I can tell time on a clock with a face but it was very difficult to learn as a child. Graphs, fractions, and equations, percentages ,forget it. I am good in writing, art, love music and can sing. I was in high school band in percussion. But not being able to handle math has caused me lots of turmoil throughout my life. I do love numerology but the math is very simple. I think my case not as severe as some but if asked to add even two simple numbers I feel a rush of anxiety even though I may know the answer. It was such a relief when I found a name for my problem. I suspected after I read about it. Then I had a test due to memory issues and it was confirmed. I also have issues with time but eventually got good at being on time. Back in school I was a disaster.
I can add and subtract, divide simple numbers, can never remember formulas, took me long time to come up with dyscalculia by searching on my own, being relentless. I have been to college did well in everything except math. more than once.I was a grown woman before I diagnosed my problem. I have been in business as a seamstress believe it or not. Problem came making accurate deposits etc. now I feel better, found this site looking to understand finances, especially credit scores.and understanding I =prt. I now have a headache dealing with these numbers, I think i'll go back to mahjon thank you.
I couldn’t graduate college because of the only math class I had to pass. They let me walk but I never got my degree and that feeling sucks. I’ve had sooo many retail jobs and honestly it’s not that bad when the amount comes out on the screen. If you have to do it manually then I called a manager 🤷🏻♀️ but hey there are techie jobs you can do. You never need math. Thanks for sharing. I’m just like you except I know how To do basic math like 5 times 5. Now formulas???? It’s like Chinese.
I'm 19 and I've struggled with Maths and still to this day, I'm currently doing Essential Skills Maths level 2 which is easier than GCSE but this is my 4th or 5th time doing it and I still can't pass it. I'm doing it now but I just don't turn up to class because I know that I'm going to fail it, it has also held me back from applying to universities and jobs. Now my teacher is trying to see if I can get tested for Dyscalculia. I mean like I can count, but for me trying do to sums in my head like adding and subtracting it would take me forever, I find percentages, fractions, ratios, scaling, and division and also estimating measurements so hard. It just puts me off for applying jobs especially when e.g. converting sterling into Euros or the other way round. How could I deal with this?
Janine Harris I think the first thing to do is get tested. they will tell you exactly how severe your disability is and from there you can work with your school to either be excused from taking math or have the extra help you'll need. As for jobs that's a hard one. Obviously retail work where you have to work a cash register isn't something that you or I would do. I would suggest looking for jobs at places like book stores where they need people to stock books on shelves but not use a register. if you live close to a city maybe look into becoming a tour guide at an attraction. you could even look into working at a pet store or animal shelter where you'll work with animals but not math. it's pretty hard to find jobs that don't involve math but they are out there! I teach chocolate making classes and work with chocolate which doesn't require much math. I know you can do it! also look in to resources online to find centers that will help you.
I hope this isn't too much of a personal question, but did you have trouble learning to drive? In addition to having trouble with many of the math and visual problems you've described, I'm having a really, *really* hard time learning to drive. I've been learning since I was 16, and I am 19 now and still can't drive on my own. I get really confused about left and right, what lane I'm supposed to be in, where one lane ends and the next lane begins, and judging the distance between cars and whether I have enough time to pull out. I can see just fine; I don't need glasses or anything like that, but I just can't seem to get past these things no matter how much I practice. So I am wondering: did you have trouble learning to drive, and if so, is there anything that has helped you? My parents are just *done* with trying to teach me to drive, and I'm really nervous about hiring a driving instructor. :(
This video was so good and made me feel like there are people who are descalculiac like me and I’ve really struggled with it, and I also have deslexia which gets really difficult aswell becsue one of the pluses of having descalculia is that you ussally are better at English or have a good understanding of it, I don’t have that advantage because I have deslexia
im 21 and i totally relate im nerve wrecked because im at the verge of transferring but i have to take math soon and im really anxious because i don't think im going to do well considering that for the longest time since i remember math doesn't work with me but my grades in all other subjects are mostly A's and B's
I haven't been diagnosed with dyscalculia. But Im a poster child. If theres a diagnoses test. Id pass with flying colors. Its really cool to hear your take. And anyone elses on the the different, and similar aspects of dyscalculia.they exhibit. Its extremely validating to know that im not alone. But as an adult finding out about this... its obvious that as a blind person may have above average hearing... ive learned a lot of strange ways to fake it through life though onviously i grt aight eventually and ripped off on the regular. Always late. Yet im above average in every other subject... strangely.. science is my strong suit. Om a biology major. All my friends n family know to tell me to be somewhere approx 4hrs ahead of schedule also. Thanks for sharing!
I have a disability also. Un named though. I’m pretty sure it’s is this but, I also have a really hard time understanding things. Math and literature and really anything to do with numbers and comprehension. All these things she has stated besides the mixing up signs is me. Is there a different disability I may have?
I always struggled with maths, but never knew why. I'd always be bad at timekeeping, and always lose track of time. So I was shocked to know I had dyscalculia. Follow me on twitter. @AbandonedUp
Hello, my name is Sophie I was diagnosed with childhood absence epilepsy at the age of 5 but I have been seizure free since the age of thirteen and so was taken of meds which caused massive weight gain a hand tremor and memory loss. The point is medications are good up until a point an then it becomes a pill no pun intended. my triggers are flashing lights, LED lights, florescent lights and specifically the transition from the out doors to inside a classroom getting too hot getting my photo taken and recently sleep deprivation. my parents were told to treat me as a normal child and to see how fare I would develop and look at me now I have graduated high school with honors though I did hope for a regents diploma but after taking the algebra common core regent seven times starting out with a 40 and ending up with a 57 oh well. I am attending collage as you can infer I was not expected to do much of what I just mentioned The effects of my seizures is that I have a severe learning disability in math. I lack any sort of understanding math as a result i have no understanding of money and never really learned my basic math facts. I am just learning them now in college which for most Aspergers people they are gifted with math abilities i also have orthotic because due to my seizures that i had straight feet at birth. I also have a sensory processing disorder. i have low gross motor control and other motor issues as well. After my father died, it seems I have had a relapse if that is possible. I still have my absence seizure but it is not enough to put me on meds . When I was thirteen I had EEG and my seizures showed up as misfired neurons and the Dr. called them "flurries" so here is what my flurries are typically like I will become very spacey i cannot interact with my surroundings I also felt locked in to place. I am completely aware my vision becomes like a tunnel and thing start to move or vibrate on there own for me an absent seizure lasts one-second with is rare but these flurries can last 5-10 minutes.
Don't feel you have to apologise for "getting emotional" , It truly effects so many aspects of life .I remember at High School getting so sick for an upcoming Maths exam that I was given the opportunity to do it on another date. I was in a small room and I almost had a panic attack. It was so bad I was literally looking up to see how I could climb out of the window! Years later I actually had an Assessment for ASD ( Aspergers ) during many aspects of the assessment the Psychologist said "Oh I think we have a genius here" ( which after years of feeling really stupid in many areas of my life ( socially awkward +++ )then we did a Maths component of the Assessment and within 5 questions the Psychologist said "Well we'll skip that cause it's obvious your rubbish at maths!" which totally spun me out and I just tuned out for the rest of the assessment with my Husband giving his observations of me over the decades of knowing me. I am in the process of researching about Dyscalculia ( I find this word sounds hilarious ; D ) & hopefully I can get an assessment done as I am keen to start a degree in Psychology but I am terrified of the Mathimatical element of it. My Husband and three kids are brilliant at mathimatics & so many games etc I will not join in ( Card, Board games etc... ) because I am really embarrassed how much I struggle to understand what's going on. In saying that I have exceptional talents in other areas so I remind myself of this!!! I hope you get to fufill your dream of having your own business one day ; D
I’ve always had math anxiety and been bad at it. I’m deathly terrified to check if I have dyscalculia because I don’t want to find out that I’m just stupid and I have no excuse for being slow and failing class. I don’t know if I want to know either. If I were told that I don’t have dycalculia I would break down because I then I’d know for sure that I was stupid.
Interesting... you are the first person I've come across with dyscalculia to mention they do not see mental pictures. Same. Have you heard of Aphantasia?
Yes, I've read about this and I wonder if I might have a minor form. I sometimes get stressed when I'm meeting with people I don't know well because I can't remember exactly what they look like. I can visualize in my head just not very well or perhaps detailed. I can however make very detailed stories in my head. I would assume if I do have it, it's mild.
Saucytwang Cool! Yes, my people recall is challenged. I would never be able to give a police report on what someone looked like from a one or two or maybe even three time encounter 🙄. I can't visualize to draw or do visualization meditation. But I can recall to mind using concepts and language kinda building it ALL mentally to express verbally (internally & external) in great detail of imagination to give the impression I am seeing a mental picture. That's what I thought everyone was doing. But, no. 😢. LOVED your video. Very informative and you are adorable ❤️
I'm sitting here relating to some of these SO HARD. Left and rights? Can't do them. Horrible depth perception? Absolutely. Extremely vivid imagination? Check. Bad at drawing, yes. Can't keep track of the buttons on a controller? Same. I'm always late or early, but I thought I was just bad at time?? I can't gauge height, or volume, like if I have to put food away I always pick a container that's too small or too big. Great at reading and writing, have been since like first grade. But I can do simple math in my head, like the multiplication tables and square roots up until 12. It's always better if I can see it on paper (not on the computer, surprisingly. Idk what that's about but it's always so much easier for me to transfer things from a screen down to paper). They always put me in the advanced math classes, but I was NOT at the same level as the other kids in the class. I always felt slow compared to everyone else. I feel like I relate to a little too much of these symptoms, but I don't even know if it's still possible for me to have it when I do can things like math in my head.
i have dyscalculia and the WORST thing is when you explain it to someone and they’re like, “i’m bad at math too i think i have it !!! lol!!! ” my eyes literally roll back into my skull lmao
I don’t have an actual named disability but, I have a math one. Sooo I hear you just not in the actual named disability.
Yes that really annoys me all the time and it annoys me when a teacher asks you for an answer for a question when they can clearly see you're struggling and when you say you don't know they shout 🙁
Yup!!!! So annoying!
I had to explain to my maths teacher what it was, and countless other people it triggers me
They also do a similar thing if you have A.D.D and I have Dyscalculia and A.D.D. Maddening!
i cried when watching this. its a constant anxiety in math class and i freeze when the teacher is walking around. and ive felt stupid my whole life but you deadass made me feel relieved ❤
Ailyn lopez I was exactly the same way when I was in math class! just today I had to count some money in front of a co-worker and I couldn't do it. I got so flustered and messed up so I had him count it for me. if you think you might have this talk to someone like a counselor or student services to see if they can help you find somewhere to be tested. just remember, you're not stupid. no one is perfect and it's those imperfections that make us humble and more understanding of others. best of luck!
omg i just found out about discalculia today and i feel so relieved , and of course thank you ❤❤❤
Ikr... I was only diagnosed with it last year and it makes me want to always give up. I wish they'd do a worldwide thing where they teach children what it is...
That's happens to me as well ☺️☺️
YES I FEEL THE SAME WAY I feel so relieved that there are some people in this world that are like me!
Here's a famous quote:
"There are three kinds of people in the world. Those that can count and those that can't." ~Paulsoaresjr.
NSEasternShoreChemist That was hilarious
You cracked me up
dammit.... it took me a while to get it lol
It makes me happy to know there are people out there who struggle just like I do. All through school I had trouble. I am a 21 year old adult, and still have to count on my fingers for the smallest amount. I mix up my plus and minus signs, still can’t read a clock well and if I do it takes me a long time. I never learned my multiplication tables. I did manage to learn division up to a point because I spent MONTHS with my teacher doing it over and over and over. I always thought I was just ignorant when it came to mathematics until my boyfriend told me “ Shelby I think you have dyslexia with numbers” I was like what? No. Dyslexia is with letters. Not numbers. And he explained you can have it with just math I googled it and lost my shit. I still don’t know my sense of direction and mix up numbers sometimes like for example I took a 50 at my job and gave him change for a 20 (I quit this job because it was all math and I couldn’t do it) I only lasted a week. I am so happy I found out why I have always struggled and been different. Now I can embrace who I really am and honestly say I am a smart human being with a learning disability in math. I have passed all my ged test with 150 except math(working on it). I am so proud of how far I have come and now I will never let it get in my way! Thank you for this video.
It's so hard to be functional in adult life with this learning disability, especially because mine was never treated and it's quite severe. I feel ashamed and very hopeless.
Silvia C don’t let it get you down, I know it’s easier said than done, because I have it too. I just started a cashier job, and people have been rolling their eyes at me because I can’t count money very well, and I’m slow, and asking them what change I owe them back. It really hurt my feelings, but at the end of the day, they will never understand us, and they don’t matter. Keep on going! It will all be okay!
I am 48
I lived through some pretty rough childhood due to this
back then I was told "i was just lazy, and didn't try hard enough"
... lot of abuse
fast fwd to the internet and I see this...randomly
i cried
ITS LIKE THE NUMBERS JUST MOVE AROUND LIKE THEY ARE PLAYING MUSICAL CHAIRS AND AM I LOSING MY MIND OR IS THAT A THING 😭
Yeah same, when I tried to do addition in my mind the numbers are like scrambling and I had to repeat counting again and again.like I'm getting frustrated to it
That's a really good image. Exactly how I feel.
You should do a Ted Talk, this was excellent, thanks for such an honest appraisal of how dyscalculia has affected you.
Omg, I love playing games too especially call of duty multiplayer. When the damn map turns all over the place, it gives me anxiety! I'm that team member that runs in the wrong direction, or when I have a damn care package and the other team kill me, I have extreme anxiety, because I dunno how to hurry up and get back to where I got shot down at. Driving, making change, map reading, looking at buildings in different angles, basic math and remembering what type of formula to use, all just destroys me. On top of having all of this with OCD, anxiety, depression, and lack of confidence.....all of us need to make a video about this and make it known that this exist....
When you teared up, I did too. I have this too I’ve always felt like I’m stupid so I did what you did by reading and helping my mind grown
I barely learned about this disability when I was 17, and in my final high school math course. I had so much anxiety about going to maths classes. My mom is a math teacher so she always pushed me in to AP math courses and I did it so she wouldn't be disappointed in me. My grades were consistently lower in these classes compared to any of my other classes. Walking in to math class every day made me literally shake and want to cry and hide away, this was especially bad in high school considering the teacher was so mean and not understanding. I told my mom about my concerns my junior year of high school and she was pretty understanding, she didn't want me to pursue diagnosis though and I still don't understand that. At this moment I still haven't been diagnosed and I don't know if I ever will be but with all the signs I have I don't know how I could not have it. I just wrote this to vent, and to say that this video resonates so much with me. I feel so stupid sometimes and I hate it because I know I'm intelligent. Public speaking and writing are true passions of mine I know I'm not hopeless but sometimes math and the education system makes me feel that way.
I'm 45 now, i avoid numbers like the plague, can't tell time without working it out. Numbers don't stay in my head, can't measure, can't judge distance & timing. Got 2 left feet, I'm a classic bull in a China shop. I even wear chunky jewellery as I'm too heavy handed. Brilliant reading writing & spelling, love any kind of puzzle (except maths). Failed maths at school with flying colours. Had many years, had many classes I've walked out of in floods of tears. I accept now that numbers/maths are a foreign language to me. I'm not thick, lazy or making it up & knowing it's 'real' has had a positive affect.
I have Dyscalculia. Trying to explain it to people is so .draining. Most people have never heard of it.
I have discalculia too. Thanks for making this video.
well at least you're funny, don't worry though you're not alone
I have dyscalculia, its so herd to explain... they just think “oh, your bad at math.”
No, it’s not just that! It’s much, much more!
I’m glad i’m not alone.
You are not stupid!!! I have this too! it's really hard! I'm sorry for your struggle!!!
james Sicuranza thank you! it's a struggle but the more I meet people with this the less stupid I feel.
Wow is all I can say to you. I truly admire your courage for telling the world your story. I had no idea that there was such a disability out there. I have struggled with math for many years, it wasn't until around the 7th or 8th grade that I really started to have problems. That's when we started to learn pre-algebra, and geometry and how I just couldn't grasp the concept no matter how hard I tried. It didn't get any better once I got to high school either. Trust me, I tried and tried every day as best that I could to comprehend the material but it just didn't click in my brain. I would get to the point where I would somewhat get it, but then the teacher moved on to something else.Or simply put, the information that I did get I couldn't retain in my brain when it came to testing. It would be as if it was written in a foreign language and I would just sit there frustrated and disappointed in myself.I did pass the class (barely)with a (D)and I think that was because I participated in class as best that I could and came to class everyday. And the same with geometry, I made a(D).The fact that you have to have 4 maths to graduate high school, I refused to take trig or calculus. I was not about to put myself through that disappointment so I avoided them all together and just took accounting and business math instead. Believe it or not I actually passed those classes with a (A-acct & B-busi) go figure? I think that it was largely in part, that the instructor in accounting taught me really well and I was able to understand it. And the business math was correspondence and I was able to take my time with it. As well as when I ran into any issues I would go over it with my accounting teacher. And then there was college(ARRGGGG!!!!!)I started out at the local technical college, which wasn't too bad because I didn't have to deal with a lot of math in (emergency service), I did pass the class. Moving forward a few years I attended my local community college to attempt at getting my degree in (sociology). I registered for algebra 110 as well as the other required general course classes which I did well in, but after going to my algebra class a few times, I had to drop it. I told myself that I will just complete all the needed classes and come back to it, I kept putting it off and putting it off. Needless to say I didn't get that degree, so I changed to a career school and got my (a.s.degree) in massage therapy, and graduated with honors. Which I was happy at the fact that we had a minimal math to deal with, they mainly focused on the main curriculum at hand. And now that I would like to pursue my career in sports therapy, that would require me to get my (b.s.) degree at a (4 yr) university. Which I applied to, but was told in order to be accepted I need to have that algebra class and pass it with a (c)or better. I have purchased several college algebra books,Iv'e watched numerous RUclips vids, purchased cd's,correspondence course, and even had my sis-in-law try to help(she has a m.s. degree in math and instruct other teachers). I was kinda getting it with her method of teaching it, but I was only there for a few days. My husband even tried to get me to understand it as well(has a b.s. degree in microbiology). I said that I would try and CLEP my way through it, sense it's a whole lot cheaper than taking a whole semester in a class room. I just don't know, I'm at my ends wit with the whole thing! You know that you want something so bad, it's at the tip of your fingers but can't grasp it. It's like walking across a desert for days and you finally see a beautiful refreshing natural glassier of water flowing in the horizon. You get within feet of it, and as you so desperately struggle to get to it, you realize that you have stepped in quick sand. The more you wiggle your way to try and get to that much needed life support, you continue to sink farther and farther from it. And it doesn't help that I also have been diagnosed with (A.D.D.), which I didn't realize until my husband and co-workers brought it to my attention. So now that Iv'e come across this very informative information, I will definitely look at getting tested to see what degree of this disease that I my possibly have. And learn as much as possible about it, this has been a big eye opener for me, and knowing that I'm not alone in this world with this type of issue. I'm happy to know that there are resources out there for people like me and that I'm truly not alone. Thank Saucytwang for the video!
Thank you so much for making this video ! I have dyscalculia as well and hearing you talk was like hearing myself talk about this. I also felt a huge relief the day I was diagnosed. All of a sudden I didn't feel stupid anymore and there actually was a word for what I had. I think it is so important for us as adults, to talk about this, because ALOT of people have no idea this exists... hearing you talk about change, about time... finding our way using a map... having to know where north is just made me smile because that is me, and we are not alone. And guess what? I think this just makes us even more special. Our brain is special! It works in a different way!Thank you so much for sharing this with the world! Love all the way from Portugal
Andreia Tomé I've never thought of our disability as special. that's a very different take on it! thank you for that! I honestly have always been embarrassed by it and still struggle to accept it and not be embarrassed. it just goes to show I still have room to grow with my acceptance
This is something that I’m going to show my mum as you have voiced everything I have struggled to say, I’m new to accepting I have this disability, i have struggled since primary school and as I’ve got older it has only got worse, thankyou so much for sharing this 💜
The way i have found it helpful to think my way through it, is that no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot do some things. Generally, for me, this presents itself as not producing a sequence of events, such as linking two things together. Some numbers make sense, while others feel awkward and impossible to consider. I feel it’s a sort of attention disorder rather than any specific malfunction. So with numbers, reading a clock, tying shoelaces when I was 5, losing total confidence in myself ....leading to people either abusing that as a weakness (adults are simply bigger children with things instead of toys) or avoiding me altogether because I couldn’t understand social norms in groups.... but after nearly 50 years of living like this, I have no career, a couple of friends, no idea of what to do next in life and never have because everything was persuaded away by people who thought they were being helpful... its not all bad though. Whatever name you give to this nonsense, just remember that there are people who are just like you and it has never been easier to find them.
You just made so many people feel seen and understood. Thank u so much for sharing. You should do a TED TALK! This was so good. U look and sound amazing on camera.
You are not alone:) I am 23 and just found out that I have dyscalculia,,, Chose Marketing at college before I found out about this and now am having a really hard time in math related classes, tried to explain to the school but they don't seem to understand, they keep offering tutoring, which obviously won't help:(
oh gosh i want to get tested for this so bad. you LITERALLY described me. i remember struggling like this ever since i was little. i told my mom how i am showing A LOT of symptoms for dyscalculia and that i really want help, but she doesn't seem to care (im 16) and that "she has it too you just have to work harder". she really has no idea. people who try helping me with my math homework told me that i'm pretending to act dumb when in reality i'm trying so desperately hard to understand. i remember my geometry teacher yelling at me "WE HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO ADD, NOW" and i told her i couldnt do math in my head, and she said "BUT YOU HAVE TO" and told me i wouldn't make it in college. i have major anxiety when it comes to school. my teachers think i just don't like working because i make good grades, they don't know that someone with a learning disability can make good grades. i'm telling you that would literally do anything for an A. hours upon hours of studying, cramming, coming up with ways to memorize (i don't know how to learn i just remember random words), and coming up with strategies to cheat. people think that's just what it takes to be a good student, nobody understands my struggle with math. i work at papa johns and i cannot take orders for the LIFE of me. i cannot understand what the person is saying over the phone (idk if this has to do with it) and if i do, i have no idea how to put it in the computer. i couldn't put in my own order if i wanted to, even if i had all day. they tried putting me on the makeline and immediately took me off because i slow everything down. like you put a certain amount of pepperonis on a certain size pizza and it makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER, i definetly cannot do drive through because that involves money. all i can do is put labels on boxes and i constantly mess that up and everyone gets mad at me. people who has had the same first day a me is doing great, saying that it's easy, and are teaching new people. someone who has only been working for a few days already is doing better than me. everyone is tired of trying to teaching me. my manager always tells me to stay home and barely gives me any hours. this is a job where teenagers work or people who can't get any other job and they do just fine. it's unbelieveably hard for me. i can't tell time, i cant count money, i suck at driving (traffic confuses me soooo much). even if i drove somewhere a million times, i don't remember. and once i go somewhere, i cant find my way back. like in movie theaters, i cant go to the bathroom because i cannot find my way back. my parents yell at me that i need to pay attention even though i do, i just immediately forget. when you mentioned drawing and video games my JAW DROPPED. OHMAHGAH IM SOOO BAD AND ITS SOOO FRUSTRATING. im so bad it looks like a joke. it's not. i just suck that much. there has been so many times in school and at home where people has said something is easy and i cant even begin to understand. it frustrates me so much. i related to so much of what you said it makes me so happy. ive gotten made fun of by my family so much for being "stupid". the only thing i couldn't relate to is being imaginative or strong with words. i also suck at reading and i despise writing. there isn't a creative bone in my body. i cannot watch tv sows and cannot tell you the last time ive watched a movie, the only tv shows i like watching is a few children shows (a little embarassing). anyways, i just wish i had a diagnosis to show to my teachers. thanks for this video, im gonna send it to my mom heh, maybe she'll see how much i relate.
Thankyou for making this video, literally describes what I feel, keep safe❤️
thank you for this video! I really appreciate you talking about your experience in such detail, how it affects different aspects of your life and what changed along the way. it's helpful to learn more about that to understand what other people/students might be going through. (I personally don't have dyscalculia, my little sibling does). I'm definitely gonna share this video with people next time somebody asks me again what dyscalcula is :) thank you again 🧡
You are amazing! You have a delightful personality and you share this in a way that make it so easy to understand!
I've been binging these videos and doing a lot of research on dyscalculia.. I'm pretty sure i have it and i just remembered how someone was saying these long numbers to me in class instead of just letting me look and copy them.. they got frustrated and ended up just giving me the notes so i can copy it. I'm horrible with no visual for math and let along someone TELLING me numbers... no. also I hate when others get frustrated because of me, because then I get frustrated and then want to cry cause I feel so stupid and just revert back to how i felt in elementary school arguing with my parents about my math homework for hours. I cant even express how happy I am that i found out about dyscalculia. I always felt so stupid and I knew something was wrong but never found out what. I wish it was more known. I am now 17 and I wish so badly that I was diagnosed with this when I was younger it would've helped soooo much.
I'm 29 and I have just found out that I have dyscalculia. This video resonates so much with me, it's actually hilarious. I'm from a country that works with meters/centimeters instead of feet/inches, but I also absolutely calculate distance with my own height. I'm 1.5m tall, so I'm always thinking like... could two of me fit there?? Maybe a whole me plus another me up to the waist? Because otherwise I have no idea. It's honestly the most ridiculous thing in my life - but hey, it does have its upsides! For instance, when setting a table... if I forget to count myself, but count someone else twice because they moved while I was counting... no harm done! :P
R u Indian???
Although my daughter hasn’t been officially diagnosed with dyscalculia, she has many traits. Thank you for making this video because this is the first I’ve seen made by a young person. I will show it to my daughter because I think she will connect with your story. In the U.S. I have found that many people in special ed are not familiar with dyscalculia. Most of the videos on RUclips show that other countries are more advanced in their knowledge of this disability. Thank you for creating this to encourage others.
Thank you for sharing this video, I have been struggling with this all my life. I am 48 and was tested as young child and I have ADHD, Dyslexia and Discalculia. I attended a school for a year that helped with my Dyslexia which helped me to read in 1st grade which was amazing and I truly believe had my mom not found this program that my reading would have been worst. I can read fine always have but I have a very difficult time with understanding what I have read and grammar. I still don't understand the rules. I dropped out of school at 16 because I was ashamed of being in Special ED, I was on medication for ADHD and while on it I was doing well but I hated it and took myself off. I also felt un challenged and bored and never got past basic MATH Adding, Subtracting, Multiplication and division, I learned fractions even complicated part but cant do it anymore. cant do decimals and counting change back to a customer is a nightmare. I panic and suck at it. I recently became disabled and cant do my former job of over 20 years. I am trying to prepare for my GED but I cant understand the lessons in math, I have watched endless videos and I am depressed and cant focus because of the ADHD. I am considering my medication again and going to community college to see if I can get help with completing my basic education. I have lived with tis shame and cant even accept a job with less pay because I cant work a cash register without making endless mistakes. I am gifted in other things but have yet to pin point one that is a lucrative as my previous work. I am so hard on myself for choosing work over my education. I worked 16-18 hours a day 6-7 days a week for 25 years. I prided myself for having such a strong work ethic and even attended Vocation schooling for 2 separate medical programs which I graduated from. I just. cant use these licenses because I need to have a GED or Diploma and I would be able to make a decent living again.I earned over 75,000 dollars a year with no diploma and I hid my disability and managed pretty good but now I am having to face it and its frightening. I will be 49 soon and I am worried about my future, I am all over the place and I feel tormented. My wife has been supportive but I feel I cant provide the way I once did because I cant grasp the Math and the instructions given are like sitting in a room with someone speaking Mandarin.
I'm 35, taking a course on specific learning difficulties as I work with 3 and 4 year olds, and this has come up. So the thing I've always struggled with actually has a name. I can't draw. I struggle with working memory when I'm trying to do my finances, it's like i have to mentally tell the numbers to 'stay' in my head. No one can talk to me if I am doing my online banking! I failed my Maths GCSE 3 times. I am learning to drive, and I do alright with left and right but I sometimes struggle with reverse parking as I can't 'see' where i'm going and I can't visualise where I'm going to end up. I also have no idea what 300 yards is on a sat nav system, or google maps.
I had awful maths anxiety, several horrible maths teachers, and people telling me I was stupid.
I basically was good at everything at school except sports, maths, physics and chemistry. I taught myself to play the keyboard and read music, I've worked hard on maths since I left school and in some ways I am better at it, but I still need a calculator for most things.
The visualisation thing, is definitely a thing!
Elisabeth Davey I’m 35 as well and believe that I’m undiagnosed with this condition. I have two college degrees and I feel stupid everyday because I struggle with math. I struggle with telling time on an analog clock and even counting change.
Thank you so so much for this. I have dyslexia, dysculia , dyspraxia and autism. I have had experiences of me in maths class biting my hands, crying in class without anyone knowing and having this lump in my chest and biting my tongue until it bled. All of these numbers made my senses go on overload, everyone else could do it and I felt beyond stupid. I still feel like this to this day, but I am trying to be kinder on myself. I’m a health and social care student who is getting A*’s in all topics so far, but I can’t do math. It’s so so hard :(
I just found out what dyscalculia was a few days ago and it explains so much. I'm 19 and always just thought I was reeeallllly bad at math and kinda dumb, even though every other subject I'm fine in. I've never been able to learn my times tables, can't do fairly simple add and subtract without using my fingers to count, can't do simple mental math to save my life, can't figure out change (I work in a department store and when people pay with cash I instantly get super anxious because I sometimes accidentally put in the wrong number and then have to pull out a calculator to figure out their change..... the worst part is that they stare at me and sometimes tell me what their change is supposed to be as I'm trying to figure it out and I just look stupid), I can't figure out percentage off of a number without a calculator, division without a calculator... the list goes on and on.. For some reason I'm good at colorguard (kinda like ballet, but with a flag), but I was also in band from 6th grade through my senior year of high school. I started out being able to read music in the beginning when It was 4/4 time and just quarter notes, half notes, or whole notes...but once it got more advanced I couldn't anymore. I went from being in the first chair section to being in 3rd chair section (not 3rd chair, 3rd part... so like 10th ish chair.) I've always been good at music, except for the reading part. If I heard it, I could play it. I knew the notes, just not how to actually play it when reading. I somehow made it into the top band when I was a senior and that was HELL... My best friend used to play the same instrument as me (bassoon) and since we were the only 2 in that section, I was able to get help to read... but once she switched to oboe, I was screwed. I faked my way through it, but it was real rough. I oddly have good rhythm, but reading music is a no go. Also, time management.. I have a really hard time figuring out how much time has passed or how much time it'll take me to do certain tasks (which becomes a problem at work sometimes). Directions are pretty much impossible for me.. without my gps I'd never be able to figure out how to get places, even after going there many times. It takes me like 10 times of driving somewhere to remember it if it's not in an area I drive often. I don't know north, south, east, or west... Still don't understand how people learn that shit. At work if I have to count down a drawer at a register, it takes me like 3 times longer than everyone else. I haven't been diagnosed yet, but I'm 99.9% certain I have this. It would explain everything. I'm now about to start college and am really nervous because originally my placement test was actually today, but I rescheduled for next week because I'm scared to take it. It's community college so it's not like I won't get in if I do badly, I just really don't wanna have to pay for the "refresher" math classes that you have to take if you don't get a 70% or higher on the math portion of the placement test (which I know I definitely will not get). Now the English portion, I'll be fine. Where do you go to get diagnosed? I kinda wonder if they would allow me a longer time to take the test and maybe allow me to use a calculator if I get a diagnosis for it.
Just today came across Dyscalculia. I have not been diagnosed but I do think for sure I have it as I have all the symptoms of it. I am sooooo glad that you shared your story and that it is so useful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I JUST found out this is a thing and came across your video in a spurt of research. So much about my life makes sense now.
Hey I have stretch marks, cellulite and dyscalculia. I'm 33, and having a hard time just getting my ged. It's very disheartening. I've only just recently realized this had a name and it's such a relief!
amy tuggle best of luck to you getting your GED. And everyone as stretch marks and cellulite... You just have to embrace yourself and push forward
This is me!! I've been told me entire life that I should try harder!!! And they I needed to pay more attention.
this really helped me 🥺🙏🏿thank you now I don't feel that embarrassed about it.
I don't know if I have it, math has been so bad for me, like my brain doesn't know what numbers are...
She is genuinely honest person, however, don't let this "one thing ", put a dent in your life ; you can do other things!You are already courageous, sister ; and keep your head up. Peace .
Your adorable... your presentation was entertaining and educational... thanks for sharing ! I have many of the same issues... it is pretty crappy...
Wow! this is so similar to what I've experienced. Even the Geology major! I was a Geology major at ASU and once I got to Calculus I realized I could not do the math needed for my major (loved chemistry but i was terrible at it). Thank you so much for making this video. You've validated so much for me. I dont have a diagnosis but this 100% what I also experienced growing up. Great at reading/writing, always ALWAYS terrible at math. Getting anything better than a C or D was miraculous! Cant make change (thank god for cash registers and calculators). I work in finance and that really when my dyscalculia became VERY obvious. Switching numbers constantly, not being able to do any mental math - its always a weird formula in my brain that just feels like extra work. Cant read maps - needs to be north to even TRY to figure out where the heck im going. JUST SO MANY THINGS!
Gosh thank you so much.
I am sooo happy i found your video. im pretty sure i just self did a self diagnosis, Which makes me want to cry because all through school i was in special Ed classes, and didn't even make it out of middle school. I hated myself so bad because i just thought i was stupid. I ended up dropping out in the 8th grade, after failing several grades and here i' am now at 26 years old trying to get my GED and can NOT for the life of me comprehend anything know matter how hard i try. ESPECIALLY math.. i have watched a couple more videos on this disability and i am 100% convinced i have it, im going to talk to my teacher and my dr. and see if they might help me find someone to test me for it. Anyways, here are some of the things i suffer with daily.
-I can't do basic math without using my fingers, even then im not good at it.
-I' am absolutely terrible with directions, i have lived in the same place for 4 years and could not tell you how to get here :(. (i don't drive)
-can not keep track of time
-I literally don't know my left from my right without raising my right hand.. (weird i know)
-i can not tell time on a clock with no numbers
- i suck at measuring stuff
- can not learn all of these stupid math formulas
-i have ALWAYS failed in school, not once do i remember getting a good grade, even in special ed classes.
-suck at math basics, im horrible at it all
-i don't work now because i stay home with my daughter but the last few jobs i had my drawer ALWAYS came up short at the end of my shift and everyone always accused me of stealing it.
- im looking for a job now but have had no luck what so ever because the only people hiring around me want cashiers and i just can't do it :(.
im sure there is so much more but this is all i can think of off the top of my head.
Chelsea Zachman I'm so glad you found this video! Your symptoms sound like classic dyscalculia to be but I'm not a doctor. you should look in to getting diagnosed! I know the feeling of relief when you realize you're not stupid you literally have a disability! when looking for jobs see if you can find adminstrative work where it's less math oriented. I know, easier said than done. I wish you luck in getting your GED and finding a job. keep us posted on how things go! and remember you're not alone in this. there are a lot of us out there with this!
the only thing what i really can do is teaching english, im an english teacher in middle school, but i want to quit because the salary even doesnt enough for todays life :(. if i quit i even dont know what job is suitable for me. i really really avoid numbers. im so frustrated with my life :(
Just giving you an Update!!! I was right, 2 days ago, after an MRI, EEG and Cognitive testing. I was diagnosed with "Dyscalculia and more" so yes i have Dyscalculia but also a touch of every LD. SO YAY US!! im jk, it is a VERY tough thing to live with! I just want to be able to get my GED, get a good job and be able to help my daughter with her homework when she needs it.
I just thought I was Stupid😂..I had trouble doing 10 - 6
Dumbass
Jk love you no homo
No, I don't have dyscalculia. But in all honesty, you are so beautiful and trust me a man shouldn't cry and I thought I am a tough guy, later found out tears rolling down my chick. And No, it's not only your mom who subscribed and liked. I am one of your subscribers. I wish I could talk so beautifully the way you do. Thanks for sharing your story knowing how hard it is to make such video.
I'm overcoming it slowly.
I'm 21 years old. I have had official testing in school and I have a 4th-grade math skills level.
Everything she said relates to my math problems now I’m worried that I have it
Thank you for making this video!!! I admire you for your courage I could relate to just about everything you said. I was diagnosed as dyslexic as a child but now learning as an adult I have dyscalcia. Its assuring knowing I'm not alone.
oh my gosh i love you already!! You're such a beautiful soul. I found your vid bc im currently job hunting for jobs in my degree which is associate in arts degree and i was feeling stupid and frustrated bc the positions required you to deal with being a cashier basically and it just sucks. I've struggled in math since i was a little kid and now i'm 22 years old and its always been hard finding work that doesn't require you to be a cashier but i've managed ya now. It's comforting to know that there's other ppl just like me who feel the same exact way that I do! I also really love your room decor it's super cool c: i'm really hard on myself when it comes to not knowing basic math. My main struggle is my addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and a few more things that i never really grasped back in elementary. Thanks for making this video you're awesome !
I totally understand you. Im going into my GCSE's now and will be leaving high school in 2 months. I can relate to you with many things, espically drawing. Thankyou for this , made me feel better 😊
becsisnotonfire _x good luck!
did u pass ur maths gcse
Bless you❤ I finally am finding out there's a name for it. Thankyou for the links. Thankyou for telling how it winds up touching every part of your life. You're very mature (EQ!). I long to hear more and more people tell me the same symptoms and I know I'm not crazy stupid,lazy,liar. Crap it's like a lobotomy or something (I'm age 53). I explain it and people still treat me like I SHOULD know better...no I CANT. Bosses threaten me. Scold me. Talk shit to me. I've had asked "what's wrong with you". Thankyou (babble)
I'm so glad my video helped! I want to spread the word far and wide about this disability. There really are a lot of us out there. Don't ever let anyone tell you you're stupid or to try harder! It wasn't until I was in my mid 20's that I was diagnosed. I can't imagine having to have lived longer just thinking I was horrible at math. Hopefully my links have lead you to good resources and to others that can help you.
Thank you so much for making this video. I have recently discovered that someone dear to me has this which I'd never heard of before and it explains a lot to me. Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏
I learned to to basic mental math such as multiplication or division by associating the formulas and answers with colors. It wasn't on purpose.
In 3rd grade I was really struggling and at some point I pictured 7 in my mind and it was yellow with a black background. 9 x 7 = 63 came up with the random abstract, half-formed image of 63 which was a specific combination of colors with my mind voicing "63" over it. On the right was a lit up splash like paint of cyan, with super dark purple and black on the left side. So a paint spatter of sky-blue with black and eggplant purple became my brain's version of the number 63.
I have serious issues i math and have come to think that I was overlooked for mild Dyscalculia as a kid (I tend to max out around a 7th-8th grade comprehension, despite several attempts at 9th grade math and college remedial courses with tutoring). But because I'm very naturally artistic and language-based in thinking, somehow I guess I found ways like that to compensate.
So numbers are colors and paint splatters and parts of a simple formula such as 2x + 6 = 18 became hilighted blocks in my mind that I'd move around in chunks like a game. Floor plans and such are understandable if I have a visual like someone measuring and drawing it. But I still have to use a GPS to get places around the house I've lived in for a year and things like that. The problem is that moving blocks around in your head and using a GPS only works up until a certain point, beyond which you have to begin memorizing concepts and spatial reasoning to go further.
So learning tricks has made adult life possible (enough for bank account management and such) at least, but the condition is still very limiting. I excelled in every subject and had an 8th grade reading comprehension at 10 years old, but my math was so bad the teacher literally told my mom she thought I was mentally retarded and needed to be removed from her class. Which means that every job gets stuck at the entry level and people are constantly assuming you're dumber than you really are. I also compensated like you did by learning tons about science, history, language, vocabulary, etc to make sure no one ever thought I was retarded again. It sucks.
such a poor girl , ik what you’re going through and it’s hard 😭😢
I'm in my early forties and probably have dyscalculia, never was tested. I do remember math and numbers weren't my friends, and being slapped in the face by my mother because I was struggling with a math homework assignment. She hit, father yelled, I started taking zeros on math because...well, who wants to be assaulted over numbers?
Thank you so much. Its really nice to know that I'm not the only one.
Aww brave girl! I applause you. I don't know you, but you remind me of myself. I love you. Awww I could hug you....
Sharon Bee thanks! *hugs*
I have borderline discalculia but managed to get O Level maths!
Thank you for such wonderful video made my girl has something and struggle so much we both think your amazing how explained it she starts college in few days and I hope speak to them when she starts try get help much as we can we think very brave in telling your story thank you so much xxxx
This video was so helpful because everything you said described my whole life . I have been diagnosed with Dyslexia , but have struggled really hard with math . And to me it wasn't a normal struggle with math, it's a struggle that I can't even explain . So I got turtoring for Dyslexia and my reading has gotten so much better and my spelling is a lot better . But I've notice with math I just can't get it . Because I'm a junior in highschool and I still have to count on my fingers for simple math problems . And I realized that what I was doing probably isn't normal . So I don't know if I should get retested for Dycalculia because I've already been tested for Dylexia ?
"Oh I think I might have that too" 😤😤gtfo hate when people say that
It’s so good to know that there are other people with discalc (that’s how I shorten it)
If you still reading post, you can do retail because the cash register will tell you how much changes to give back to the customer. I have it and failed my elementary math classes as well and they still passed me on.
Thanks for being sharing this video. Me and my wife thinks our son has it to. It's kinda hard to accept that it's a life long burden but we'll try to figure out how to prevent it from getting worse. there must be some sort of solution to keep it from being extreme.
This hits home so hard. I've been diagnosed with dyscalculia and i struggle so hard with math, not to mention the bullying and constant thinking that you're an idiot because you cannot add 4+7 in your head, when in reality, it's just a disability you've been born with. Best of luck to all of y'all who have dyscalculia or acalculia or any other disability
You don't know how relieved I am to find out I am not dumb because I can't do basic math in my head, tell time, count with my fingers etc.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
I have been diagnosed with dycalculia. I have always had issues with math. I am in my sixties. I CAN, however, play scrabble and word games are my favorite. I also have inattentive A.D.D. I can add, subtract, multiply, divide, but I have trouble making change. No matter how hard I try I can't count it back. I can't do calculations in my head except very simple. I can tell time on a clock with a face but it was very difficult to learn as a child. Graphs, fractions, and equations, percentages ,forget it. I am good in writing, art, love music and can sing. I was in high school band in percussion. But not being able to handle math has caused me lots of turmoil throughout my life. I do love numerology but the math is very simple. I think my case not as severe as some but if asked to add even two simple numbers I feel a rush of anxiety even though I may know the answer. It was such a relief when I found a name for my problem. I suspected after I read about it. Then I had a test due to memory issues and it was confirmed. I also have issues with time but eventually got good at being on time. Back in school I was a disaster.
Omg girl me too I cried so much
I can add and subtract, divide simple numbers, can never remember formulas, took me long time to come up with dyscalculia by searching on my own, being relentless. I have been to college did well in everything except math. more than once.I was a grown woman before I diagnosed my problem. I have been in business as a seamstress believe it or not. Problem came making accurate deposits etc. now I feel better, found this site looking to understand finances, especially credit scores.and understanding I =prt. I now have a headache dealing with these numbers, I think i'll go back to mahjon thank you.
I couldn’t graduate college because of the only math class I had to pass. They let me walk but I never got my degree and that feeling sucks. I’ve had sooo many retail jobs and honestly it’s not that bad when the amount comes out on the screen. If you have to do it manually then I called a manager 🤷🏻♀️ but hey there are techie jobs you can do. You never need math.
Thanks for sharing. I’m just like you except I know how To do basic math like 5 times 5. Now formulas???? It’s like Chinese.
Oh i can so relate to you.. i'm 37 and i have just now found out that i have dyscalculia. How do i get it prognosed?
Travis Christoff I have links in the description to several sites that can help you find the resources to get diagnosed. Good luck!
I'm 19 and I've struggled with Maths and still to this day, I'm currently doing Essential Skills Maths level 2 which is easier than GCSE but this is my 4th or 5th time doing it and I still can't pass it. I'm doing it now but I just don't turn up to class because I know that I'm going to fail it, it has also held me back from applying to universities and jobs. Now my teacher is trying to see if I can get tested for Dyscalculia.
I mean like I can count, but for me trying do to sums in my head like adding and subtracting it would take me forever, I find percentages, fractions, ratios, scaling, and division and also estimating measurements so hard. It just puts me off for applying jobs especially when e.g. converting sterling into Euros or the other way round. How could I deal with this?
Janine Harris I think the first thing to do is get tested. they will tell you exactly how severe your disability is and from there you can work with your school to either be excused from taking math or have the extra help you'll need. As for jobs that's a hard one. Obviously retail work where you have to work a cash register isn't something that you or I would do. I would suggest looking for jobs at places like book stores where they need people to stock books on shelves but not use a register. if you live close to a city maybe look into becoming a tour guide at an attraction. you could even look into working at a pet store or animal shelter where you'll work with animals but not math. it's pretty hard to find jobs that don't involve math but they are out there! I teach chocolate making classes and work with chocolate which doesn't require much math. I know you can do it! also look in to resources online to find centers that will help you.
I have felt stupid when I was in year 6, I was a guest in a year 2 class and I couldn't do the year 2 math I have Dyscalculia
every time i draw i cry for it is frustrating how i cant draw a curvy line like everyone else could
I hope this isn't too much of a personal question, but did you have trouble learning to drive? In addition to having trouble with many of the math and visual problems you've described, I'm having a really, *really* hard time learning to drive. I've been learning since I was 16, and I am 19 now and still can't drive on my own. I get really confused about left and right, what lane I'm supposed to be in, where one lane ends and the next lane begins, and judging the distance between cars and whether I have enough time to pull out. I can see just fine; I don't need glasses or anything like that, but I just can't seem to get past these things no matter how much I practice. So I am wondering: did you have trouble learning to drive, and if so, is there anything that has helped you? My parents are just *done* with trying to teach me to drive, and I'm really nervous about hiring a driving instructor. :(
This video was so good and made me feel like there are people who are descalculiac like me and I’ve really struggled with it, and I also have deslexia which gets really difficult aswell becsue one of the pluses of having descalculia is that you ussally are better at English or have a good understanding of it, I don’t have that advantage because I have deslexia
Im dyscalculic and i can't stand too many objects together
im 21 and i totally relate im nerve wrecked because im at the verge of transferring but i have to take math soon and im really anxious because i don't think im going to do well considering that for the longest time since i remember math doesn't work with me but my grades in all other subjects are mostly A's and B's
I can relate to you all the way on this subject matter.But I can do draw and paint.
I have cerebral palsy and I was Born with it.
I haven't been diagnosed with dyscalculia. But Im a poster child. If theres a diagnoses test. Id pass with flying colors.
Its really cool to hear your take. And anyone elses on the the different, and similar aspects of dyscalculia.they exhibit.
Its extremely validating to know that im not alone. But as an adult finding out about this... its obvious that as a blind person may have above average hearing... ive learned a lot of strange ways to fake it through life though onviously i grt aight eventually and ripped off on the regular. Always late. Yet im above average in every other subject... strangely.. science is my strong suit. Om a biology major.
All my friends n family know to tell me to be somewhere approx 4hrs ahead of schedule also.
Thanks for sharing!
such a poor girl 😭 ik what you’re going through and it’s hard 😭😢
I have a disability also. Un named though. I’m pretty sure it’s is this but, I also have a really hard time understanding things. Math and literature and really anything to do with numbers and comprehension. All these things she has stated besides the mixing up signs is me. Is there a different disability I may have?
I have it as well, i just found out today
I always struggled with maths, but never knew why. I'd always be bad at timekeeping, and always lose track of time. So I was shocked to know I had dyscalculia. Follow me on twitter. @AbandonedUp
im discalculian too
I have dyslexia and dyscalculia
Love your personality
I have it but no diagnosis.
I got it too. I haven’t been diagnosed but I know have it. Lol
I have this my mother and believe my older sis does to I am not really sure
Hello, my name is Sophie I was diagnosed with childhood absence epilepsy at the age of 5 but I have been seizure free since the age of thirteen and so was taken of meds which caused massive weight gain a hand tremor and memory loss. The point is medications are good up until a point an then it becomes a pill no pun intended. my triggers are flashing lights, LED lights, florescent lights and specifically the transition from the out doors to inside a classroom getting too hot getting my photo taken and recently sleep deprivation. my parents were told to treat me as a normal child and to see how fare I would develop and look at me now I have graduated high school with honors though I did hope for a regents diploma but after taking the algebra common core regent seven times starting out with a 40 and ending up with a 57 oh well. I am attending collage as you can infer I was not expected to do much of what I just mentioned
The effects of my seizures is that I have a severe learning disability in math. I lack any sort of understanding math as a result i have no understanding of money and never really learned my basic math facts. I am just learning them now in college which for most Aspergers people they are gifted with math abilities i also have orthotic because due to my seizures that i had straight feet at birth. I also have a sensory processing disorder. i have low gross motor control and other motor issues as well.
After my father died, it seems I have had a relapse if that is possible. I still have my absence seizure but it is not enough to put me on meds . When I was thirteen I had EEG and my seizures showed up as misfired neurons and the Dr. called them "flurries" so here is what my flurries are typically like I will become very spacey i cannot interact with my surroundings I also felt locked in to place. I am completely aware my vision becomes like a tunnel and thing start to move or vibrate on there own for me an absent seizure lasts one-second with is rare but these flurries can last 5-10 minutes.
Don't feel you have to apologise for "getting emotional" , It truly effects so many aspects of life .I remember at High School getting so sick for an upcoming Maths exam that I was given the opportunity to do it on another date. I was in a small room and I almost had a panic attack. It was so bad I was literally looking up to see how I could climb out of the window! Years later I actually had an Assessment for ASD ( Aspergers ) during many aspects of the assessment the Psychologist said "Oh I think we have a genius here" ( which after years of feeling really stupid in many areas of my life ( socially awkward +++ )then we did a Maths component of the Assessment and within 5 questions the Psychologist said "Well we'll skip that cause it's obvious your rubbish at maths!" which totally spun me out and I just tuned out for the rest of the assessment with my Husband giving his observations of me over the decades of knowing me. I am in the process of researching about Dyscalculia ( I find this word sounds hilarious ; D ) & hopefully I can get an assessment done as I am keen to start a degree in Psychology but I am terrified of the Mathimatical element of it. My Husband and three kids are brilliant at mathimatics & so many games etc I will not join in ( Card, Board games etc... ) because I am really embarrassed how much I struggle to understand what's going on. In saying that I have exceptional talents in other areas so I remind myself of this!!! I hope you get to fufill your dream of having your own business one day ; D
I’ve always had math anxiety and been bad at it. I’m deathly terrified to check if I have dyscalculia because I don’t want to find out that I’m just stupid and I have no excuse for being slow and failing class. I don’t know if I want to know either. If I were told that I don’t have dycalculia I would break down because I then I’d know for sure that I was stupid.
Sameee
Interesting... you are the first person I've come across with dyscalculia to mention they do not see mental pictures. Same. Have you heard of Aphantasia?
Yes, I've read about this and I wonder if I might have a minor form. I sometimes get stressed when I'm meeting with people I don't know well because I can't remember exactly what they look like. I can visualize in my head just not very well or perhaps detailed. I can however make very detailed stories in my head. I would assume if I do have it, it's mild.
Saucytwang Cool! Yes, my people recall is challenged. I would never be able to give a police report on what someone looked like from a one or two or maybe even three time encounter 🙄.
I can't visualize to draw or do visualization meditation. But I can recall to mind using concepts and language kinda building it ALL mentally to express verbally (internally & external) in great detail of imagination to give the impression I am seeing a mental picture. That's what I thought everyone was doing. But, no. 😢.
LOVED your video. Very informative and you are adorable ❤️
I'm sitting here relating to some of these SO HARD. Left and rights? Can't do them. Horrible depth perception? Absolutely. Extremely vivid imagination? Check. Bad at drawing, yes. Can't keep track of the buttons on a controller? Same. I'm always late or early, but I thought I was just bad at time?? I can't gauge height, or volume, like if I have to put food away I always pick a container that's too small or too big. Great at reading and writing, have been since like first grade. But I can do simple math in my head, like the multiplication tables and square roots up until 12. It's always better if I can see it on paper (not on the computer, surprisingly. Idk what that's about but it's always so much easier for me to transfer things from a screen down to paper). They always put me in the advanced math classes, but I was NOT at the same level as the other kids in the class. I always felt slow compared to everyone else. I feel like I relate to a little too much of these symptoms, but I don't even know if it's still possible for me to have it when I do can things like math in my head.
I just got tested for it. I have dyscalculia. Damn.
Sweasle Me now that you know you can hold your head up high with that knowledge and don't ever let anyone tell you you're stupid!
Sweasle Me please could you tell me how you got tested?
i’ve been trying to get tested for a while now and cannot find the means of doing so.
thanks