[grandma21964]

I have a learning disability that I just discovered last year, when I told a friend that I enrolled in Pre-Algebra 3 times and could not pass it. Last fall I was diagnosed with Dyscalculia.
Since this discovery I get help at college with special accommodation. For the first time I am carrying a strong B in math. I kind of laugh too, because I think after now my 4th Pre-algebra class I should be able to pass by now. But, I know thats not true without the help of being diagnosed I probably would not be passing math today. Its funny but I noticed yesterday I could not get my brain to stop transposing my fraction expressions. I would start a problem and write down the problem and then finish it, and low and behold it was wrong, I would rework it and re work it, just to figure out i flipped the darn numerator and denominator, Ugh!. Had to start all over again. With my dyscalculia I have to start from beginning to follow the pattern correctly or I cannot finish the problem. Anyone else have the same issue in school?

[Fresia]

That is great that you were able to find some help and can now learn ways to work with it instead fighting against it. It makes all the difference in the world. I struggled too, failing out of school at one point because of what I did not know was the problem and deficit. However, once I found out the issues, I could rework things to accommodate it so that not only now will I be graduating this year but with honors even, never would have thought. Now if I could just find a way around procrastination.

It sounds like you are off to a great start in this new class. Keep at it and practicing the new way of doing things; it will become second nature after a bit. Wishing you all the best in it and your future endeavors. Good luck!

[grandma21964]

well thanks so much, hugs.

[hayleytheherbivore]

Give yourself time and patience, it's just something that you're going to have to learn to work with. It doesn't make you any less smart of a person. You just have a bit more weight to carry than others. My mother works with people with learning disabilities and I know some people aren't kind or understanding of them.

But you can definitely do it! You may have a disability, but you have even more capabilities.