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new here and thinking of getting tested..
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| moonagedaydream |
Posted on August 23 2009 10:02 PM
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Hi, I'd just like to start by saying that I'm so glad to be here. I hope this website and others like it can help spread the word about dyscalculia.
I am a 19 year old university student in Canada, and I have suspected that I have dyscalculia since I first heard about it on the internet at age 15. I was never tested in high school because my parents and teachers didn't believe me and felt I was using the disorder as a crutch. I want to get tested when I go back to uni in a few weeks, but I'm not sure how to go about it.
A little background on my troubles with math:
-I never mastered basic arithmatic. I do not know the multiplication tables or how to divide and I have trouble adding up larger numbers in my head.
-I didn't learn how to tell time until I was 14, and even now, I still have trouble.
-I cannot remember the rules to any but the most basic of card games.
-I cannot remember phone numbers, even some that I have been dialing frequently my entire life.
-When I am writing down a number, I often transpose the digits.
-Despite a great love of music and singing, I have difficulty remembering the fingering to guitar chords, and I am unable to sight-read music.
I have always had terrible math skills and extremely advanced reading/writing skills. When I was in grade two, I tested at a grade 11 reading level. The most frustrating thing is when people say, "You're smart! You should be able to do this!", or when they tell me I'm just not trying hard enough.
Sorry for all my rambling, but it's so so great to find a place where people understand where I'm coming from. |
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| RottieWoman |
Posted on August 23 2009 10:22 PM
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hello there! welcome! I self-referred in college when I was about your age and math LD was confirmed. Am now in my 30's. You will find that many of us have similar "symptoms" - I struggle w/clocks <learned to tell time late>, math in general, oral processing, maps, directions etc. I count on my fingers and learned to drive late.
Like so many of us, I have always done well in writing/languages, humanities and visual arts-type things. I had a double-major in college in Spanish and Sociology.
I was born premature at 6 and 1/2 months and was in Special Ed. for Speech and Language but LD was never caught.
When I determined that something was going on that needed to be investigated, I was struggling in remedial college math and consistently failing. I have always read a lot and was familiar w/"Exceptionality" so I researched Math LD and went to Disabled Student Services at my university and said - "this is my background, this is what I'm having difficulty with and this is what I know about math LD - I want to get tested". I was referred to outside testing agency in my home city. After confirmation of LD, I met with advisor at DSS to discuss accommodations and getting involved w/DVR. I believe they had paid for the testing. I imagine that somewhere on your campus there is an office that deals with students with "special" needs, even if most of those students might be wheelchair users or need Braile materials or whatever - you could still go there as starting point and see if anyone there could refer you on. Additionally, or instead of that, you could go to campus College or Department of Education <for students wanting to be teachers> and see a prof. in that area, within the specific field of"Exceptional" or "Special" Education. You could discuss the situation with them and see if they have anything useful to offer you. |
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| RottieWoman |
Posted on August 23 2009 10:28 PM
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also, I Googled and found: The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada, which has options for both French and English and includes in its information math LD as well as a section for adults with LD. Their sidebar menu includes a section called: "Finding a Chapter Near You", because most national LD organizations have local chapters or affiliates for individual states or provinces. |
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| moonagedaydream |
Posted on August 23 2009 10:30 PM
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Thank you both for your quick replies! I'll definitely take your suggestions. I want to do as much as possible to ensure that I'm getting the help I need. |
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| RottieWoman |
Posted on August 23 2009 10:37 PM
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oh, you're welcome
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| justfoundout |
Posted on August 24 2009 04:32 AM
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8/23/09
Hi Moonagedaydream,
I see you've met RottieWoman, and that she has been her usual treasure chest of info. I'm glad you've found us. Welcome! - jus'
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| moonagedaydream |
Posted on August 24 2009 06:09 AM
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Heh, I just realized that RottieWoman wa one poster and not two, oops! |
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| RottieWoman |
Posted on August 24 2009 06:36 PM
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hello and thanks, 'jus :-)
no biggie, moonagedaydream :-) |
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| reverend blamo |
Posted on August 24 2009 11:41 PM
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Hello and welcome
I can relate to everything you wrote. Glad to have you here.
"I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello |
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| dobs |
Posted on March 17 2010 04:11 PM
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its the same story with me except i am 15 |
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| dobs |
Posted on March 17 2010 04:12 PM
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but i can do add n substract but the senior level maths is nearly impossible for me. help needed, check http://www.dyscal...post_26301
to know more about me and help me |
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