Dyscalculia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscalculia

How does one get checked professionally for a condition such as this?
Do I see my GP, will they want to know, can they test for it or what?

I've suspected I suffer from it for quite a while as my maths is
abysmal, I often transpose numbers in a given sequence, am unusually
shit with money and if I see a page of figures I may as well be looking
at a plate of spaghetti. I match every single bullet point mentioned in
the 'Presentation' section of the Wiki page, so my suspicions are sort
of justified.

Whenever I've been involved with retail work the till roll is always
miles out from the contents, but the figures always match the value of
items invoiced - money isn't going missing, basically I'm entering the
wrong amounts into the till despite taking extra care not to. It's
becoming a bit of an embarrassing situation really and I need to find
out if I've got a genuine disorder or I'm just a bit thick when it
comes to numbers.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F
(somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

Doesnt add up.

Fnarr.

It seems sensible that there should be a numerical/mathematical
corollary of dyslexia [1]

But in fairness, many on that list could be explained as "easily
distracted / not arsed / a rationalisation"

Some of it reads as variance in aptitude should be considered " a
condition" ? Bit too PC/touchy-feely/victimish for me [2]


Eamonn


[1] becoming contagious in full time education these days, it would
appear [3]
[2] the wiki version
[3] what with extra time / exemption from spellins, grammar and that
ole rascall, punctuation.

 

I've always been good with numbers and get frustrated with checkout
kids that can't work out change from simple amounts without using a
calculator[1]. But as you are around my I age (I believe) it does
sound like something you are gunna have to cope with. From what I've
seen of your writing here, I reckon you have managed to cope. We've
all got stuff to deal with.

I won the school prize for Maths and Physics at the private college I
went to. But other areas I am useless at. We are different beings. I
happens to be a cheezeburger.

--
Kev

[1] This doesn't sound like your situation. Just kids not having grown
up in a world without calculators (or even slide rules). Makes them
lazy.

 

Given it's not treatable there's little point in going to your GP.

There are tests mentioned here -
http://www.dyscalculia.me.uk/testing.html

 

I don't suffer with any form of dyslexia and like to think my grammar
and punctuation, while they may not be perfect, are pretty good.
Dyscalculia and dyslexia aren't connected in any way, except those who
suffer with the former can be excellent writers.

One of my daughters is mildly dyslexic, but is fantastic with numbers.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F
(somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

There was a good article in the Saturday Telegraph 2 weeks ago which
covered a family's problems in this area worth a read. Update your
till to a scanner reader and bypass your problem.

 

back to the boats wrote:

Funnily enough we're havng a new computer system with barcode scanners
and suchlike installed today. I'll be trained on it over the next few
days.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F
(somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

Education psychologist.

I've no idea what the tests are for adults but I can show you the
stuff we're using for maths cognition in kids. We were talking about
dyscalculia a month or so back and wondering if we could get funding
to look at brain images from an MRI while the tests were given - has
it got worse since your TIA?

Waste of GPs time, it's not a medical condition per se and there's no
treatment other than coming up with strategies for your individual
circumstances.

 

A bit, in fact maybe a little more than a bit. I waas always confused
by maths and numbers, but nowadays I just can't seem to suss them
despite trying. Before the TIA I could manage if I sat down and really
worked at it. Doing my books and VAT when I was self employed was a
major stress time and caused me a lot of grief, but it got done and I
never got fined or pulled up for getting it wrong. I wouldn't even
dream of doing the same thing now, it just wouldn't work.

Ok, thanks


--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F
(somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

I, OTOH, can't carry a tune to save my life and my reflexes are
glacially slow. Wanna trade?