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Dyscalculia

ChagenChagen
edited 2011-05-05 10:34:32 in General
[tɕagɛn]
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscalculia Despite math being one of my best subjects, I exhibit some of the symptoms of this. Such as the difficultly in sequential processing--I am terrible at games like Portal because I cannot easily do things such as figuring out how to make a complex chain of portals to reach a normally inaccessable place. I also tend to lose my place when counting up numbers. Though that could just be ADHD. This is odd.

Comments

  • ForzareForzare
    Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the last Day.

    how is math one of your best subjects if you have math dyslexia


    Also, IJBM: People self diagnosing these kinds of things.

  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    As strange as this sounds, I read that people can be good in math but still have Dyscalculia. It makes no sense, I know. But it's possible, and maybe even not uncommon.
  • DebossDeboss
    Subhuman.  I say we round up all the subhumans that are bad at math and make them watch Uwe Boll until they can count all the flaws.
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    But I'm good at math.....

    There are some concepts which just escape me for some reason, though.
  • ForzareForzare
    Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the last Day.
    I'm pretty sure that that's normal.
  • DYREDYRE
    "Dyscalculia" makes me think of a dyslexic vampire.
  • ForzareForzare
    Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the last Day.
    oh good its not just me
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    It can also be called "Numlexia".
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    ^"Numlexia?" But...but...wouldn't that mean "the ability to read numbers?"
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    Read the wikipedia article. It's an accepted name for it.
  • DYREDYRE
    edited 2011-05-05 22:52:54
    ...mobile Wikipedia is weird...

    Also that "Synonym" section is hilarious and... I really am pretty sure it shouldn't be in the article.  If anything, that should just be up there in the opening paragraph.  Except not really because it's not sourced.
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    Well, it's a stupid name for it and the person who came up with it did not understand etymology.
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    Oh crap. You can read mobile wikipedia on desktops?
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    ^Yep. Your link went to it.
  • DYREDYRE
    Considering that the "Numlexia is a synonym for dyscalculia" thing was added by someone who doesn't understand Wikipedia, I won't take it too seriously.  That said, a Google search does indicate it's used at least somewhat, but there's no way that's an excepted technical name for it.  Rather, it was probably just made up by people as an incorrect variation of "dyslexia"+"numbers".
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