&#x27;Dyslexic with numbers&#x27;...Is there a name for this?

Yes I have it. However I'm in the top 10% at math in the country. Go figure. Its called dyscalculia.

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jointhedots

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JayB124

Yes I have it. However I'm in the top 10% at math in the country. Go figure. Its called dyscalculia.

Excellent, I shall stop being anonymous then. :smile:

Do you get extra time on exams because of it?

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No. I did most my exams before they found out. In math we was doing something but first step was subtraction and I got all confused. Thats when it was found out. You might be able to get extra time on math and science papers though.

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Swinely

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Hmm i take quite a bit of time to recognise longer numbers and sometimes with simple sums too :\, always wondered if it was actually just me or not.

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ShaunM

I think I have it. When im at work and I have to say numbers of products or whatever I always get number muggled up..

For instance say the code was 05589890

I'll read it, know what I wanna say but I'll say like 05889890 or 55089890. As I say it I know Im saying it wrong. Maybe Im just simple! :biggrin:

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Like with dyslexia there are different types. Can be when reading numbers, in head or out loud, doing simple calculations, being able to do complex calculations etc.

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how do you get diagnosed with this?! i think i have it! people used to laugh at me when i'd say i had maths dyslexia!

i cant tell the time for ****... unless its digital then i can only recognise like fifteen fourty-five, it takes me ages to realise that means quarter to four!

and i get confused after thousands so i could see £1000 and say ten thousand without realising! i also cant add up or anything in my head without REALLLLLLY thinking about it! so i never count change or owt coz i feel stupid!

its dead hard at work because i always use the change button to work out change for people but the other staff just think i MUST know how much change and shut the drawer so it goes off and im like :-s!

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My math teacher sorted it out for me. Do some funny tests and whatnot. I'm sure LEA will have more info.

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jointhedots

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sunscreen

its dead hard at work because i always use the change button to work out change for people but the other staff just think i MUST know how much change and shut the drawer so it goes off and im like :-s!

Yeah I had that...It also really REALLY just completely confuses me when something costs like £1.03 and someone pays with a £5 note and says 'shall I give you the 3p?'...I don't want to say 'no', but it completely throws me!

I think I might talk with whoever deals with this kind of thing at uni anyway, I guess it would be useful on both sides for when I have exams with lots of numbers in...

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so can you get anything from your LEA like money for a pc?! lol my family has a history of dyslexia and my brother is dysphraxic

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jointhedots

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sunscreen

so can you get anything from your LEA like money for a pc?! lol my family has a history of dyslexia and my brother is dysphraxic

I don't see why you'd get a pc or a laptop to be honest, it's not going to help you in the same way that it'd help someone who was dyslexic write essays etc. Maybe they'd provide you with a calculator :p:

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pixiepeep

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I have problems reading numbers out loud, but I have the same problem with words. I can see the word or the number in my head, or even on a piece of paper, but if i read it out I get the letters/numbers muddled up. I have to make patterns otherwise I struggle.

I did ok in maths at school though, it's just mobile numbers and the barcodes at work that I have difficulty with.

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pink_lucie

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omg i swear i have this, i cant count for ****, and i can never read numbers properly. i have to do it really slowly and like 100 times to make sure its right :frown:

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misslibby

Yeah I had that...It also really REALLY just completely confuses me when something costs like £1.03 and someone pays with a £5 note and says 'shall I give you the 3p?'...I don't want to say 'no', but it completely throws me!

I think I might talk with whoever deals with this kind of thing at uni anyway, I guess it would be useful on both sides for when I have exams with lots of numbers in...

haha yes! omg thats me all over at work! and if im out with friends i proper sit and verbally think about how to split the money and my mates look at me like i'm saying they are conning me but i know they aren't its just that i cant work it out!

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misslibby

I don't see why you'd get a pc or a laptop to be honest, it's not going to help you in the same way that it'd help someone who was dyslexic write essays etc. Maybe they'd provide you with a calculator :p:

damn! i had to do gcse maths 3 times!

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tehjonny

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Severe Dyspraxia can lead to poor mathematical ability...and then some of us are just bad at maths, it doesn't mean you've 'got' something everytime :p:

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