#math learning disabled

[inkskinned]

love when men cry about body hair bc "it's hygiene" and yet 15% of cis men leave the bathroom without washing their hands at all and an additional 35% only just wet their hands without using soap. that is nearly half of all men. that means statistically you have probably shaken hands with or been in direct contact with one of these people.

love when men say that women "only want money" when it turns out that even in equal-earning homes, women are actually adding caregiver burdens and housework from previous years, whereas men have been expanding leisure time and hobbies. in equal-earning households, men spend an average of 3.5 hours extra in leisure time per week, which is 182 hours per year - a little over a week of paid vacation time that the other partner does not receive. kinda sounds like he wants her money.

love that men have decided women are frail and weak and annoying when we scream in surprise but it turns out it's actually women who are more reliable in an emergency because men need to be convinced to actually take action and respond to the threat. like, actually, for-real: men experience such a strong sense of pride about their pre-supposed abilities that it gets them and their families killed. they are so used to dismissing women that it literally kills them.

love it. told my father this and he said there's lies, damned lies, and statistics. a year ago i tried to get him to evacuate the house during a flash flood. he ignored me and got injured. he has told me, laughing, that he never washes his hands. he has said in the last week that women are just happier when we're cooking or cleaning.

maybe i'm overly nostalgic. but it didn't used to feel so fucking bleak. it used to feel like at least a little shameful to consider women to be sheep. it just feels like the earth is round and we are still having conversations about it being flat - except these conversations are about the most obvious forms of patriarchy. like, we know about this stuff. we've known since well before the 50's.

recently andrew tate tried to justify cheating on his partner as being the "male prerogative." i don't know what the prerogative for the rest of us would be. just sitting at home, watching the slow erosion of our humanity.

#writeblr #warm up #ps edited so it is more clear where “half” of men is coming from: #15% literally don't even touch water #an ADDITIONAL 35% ''wash'' by just running their hands under water WITHOUT SOAP #15+35 =50% #like that is not washing ur hands. go back and use soap #btw the numbers for women are 4% never washing and 15% ''just water'' #which is still gross but like. sooo much better yikes #ps i know we're all gay on this site but watching ppl ''correct'' my math on this has been wild #i have a learning disability im genuinely bad at math so i check EVERY time someone corrects me #but no they're just confidently wrong..... #182 hours is a week babes. 182/24 (number of hours in a day) is ~7.6 #that's where i got that number from. also from rent we know there's 168 hours in a week. #ALSO btw if u read this and ur response is ''men are also struggling rn tho'' like babe you missed the point of it tho #this doesn't even make fun of men it's legit just pointing out that bigotry against women isn't founded #in anything men actually CARE about . like they don't actually CARE about ''being clean'' when they make fun of armpit hair #or they would be WASHING THEIR HANDS. #men pretend to be rollin' in cash and Apex Predators and instead they are trained to be lazy and unwilling to act in emergencies #i have never and will never make fun of men for asking for more support on important topics like DV and mental health. #this is so clearly not about men; it's about how common just being plainly misogynistic has become. #like they don't try to hide it anymore.

[i-may-be-an-emu]

Shout out to people who can not tell the time

Shout out to people who need a little longer to figure out the time

Shout out to people who can't do "quick" maths in their head

Shout out to people who need to use a calculator for even "simple" maths

Shout out to people who need others to read number a for them

Shout out to people who cry over maths and numbers

Shout out to people who say the wrong numbers when reading or talking about prices and the time of day

Shout out to people who can't read charts and graphs

Shout out to people who get confused with mathematical concepts

Shout out to people who can't read music because it seems mathematical to them

Shout out to people who's maths struggles limit them

Shout out to people with dyscalculia or math struggles, basically. I am with you. I am here for you. I see you. It sucks, and most of the world doesn't even know about dyscalculia. But it'll be ok. It won't go away but people will help you, you can adapt. I love you. Screw math ❤

#dyscalculia #discalculia #it's not just “math dyslexia” by the way #It's so much more than “just maths dyslexia” #not saying people with dyslexia have it better off at all just saying it's a different disorder and we have no awareness or visibility #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #I hate maths #learning disability #learning disorder

[chatnoirwithblackhair]

I have a very love-hate relationship with math. On one hand, when I get and understand it, I love it, and I feel proud of myself for understanding it. And when I don't get it, and have to spend long hours having one problem explained to me, I want to burn it, think it's stupid, and who the fuck made up rules like that, they barely make sense?? What were they on when they made those rules??

Like on one hand, as an alter, I hold dyslexia, and apparently that makes math easier for me and "lowers" dyscalculia, but on the other hand, who made these and can I have a friendly chat with them.

#i hate math #mathblr #mathematics #math #calculus #high school #school #algebra #geometry #dyscalculia #dyslexia #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #neurodiverse #learning disability #audhd #dyslexic #dyscalculic

[holierthanth0u]

its really shocking to see people who make fun of me COMPLETELY tuck their tail between their legs after finding out im disabled. because quite frankly, making fun of someone isnt okay even if they have no "real reason" for being like that.

#someone called me stupid for practicing 2nd grade math. he only apologized AFTER i explained i have a learning disorder. #“why do you walk like that lmao its weird” im disabled you dipshit #actually autistic #autistic things #autism #invisible disability #disability rights #physical disability #disabled #disability #asd #neurodivergent

[kingfinfat]

Dyscalculia is more than just "dyslexia but with numbers".

It's not knowing if gas prices went up or down because the numbers all look the same.

It's looking at the clock and thinking that "it's been 6:42 for a really long time.." when over 10 minutes have already passed.

It's not being able to tell time on an analog clock.

It's not being able to read a map or understand north from south.

It's not being able to understand how exactly you can travel from point a to point b and wind up in a different spot on a map.

It's not being able to do simple math in your head and using paper, your fingers, or a calculator to do math.

It's not understanding how 3D space works, and struggling with 3D crafts and art.

It's teachers, students, parents and friends thinking you're stupid because you just don't understand anything dealing with math.

It's failing math class and being sent to remedial math.

It's crying at the kitchen table, because you're literally incapable of understanding the problem in front of you. And your parents are angry about it because it's so simple! What do you not understand about it!

Just know if you have dyscalculia, you are not stupid. You have a learning disability.

#Dyscalculia #Math #Learning disability

[hand-face-chan]

I'm only halfway though Hbomberguy's new video and I dont know if this is a universal experience but my main horrified takeaway from hbomb's plagiarism video so far is that one of my highschools TAUGHT AN ENTIRE CLASS OF 13 YEAR OLDS TO PLAGIARISE. LIKE, ON PURPOSE.

I ended up moving to a much better highschool, but my first highschool essentially taught us to "write" essays by reading what someone else had written and then write what they said again but putting it "into your own words". Which in practice was teaching us to change, for example, "the works of Shakespeare were regarded by many as the first popular art form" to "Shakespeare's plays have been said by some to be the first example of popular media". One teacher actually told us that the process of writing an essay was "saying what the people you've researched have said, in a way where it sounds like you said it".

Like. The tactics that actual plagiarists use to hide the fact that they were stealing. An actual teacher tried to teach me to do that.

#hbomberguy #im so glad i left that school early the next year. it definitely would have gotten worse. #i literally didnt learn what a bibliography was until grade 9 because of how shit my first highschool was. #at the same time if a student wrote a paper that was 'too good' even if it was orginal theyd accuse them of stealing without proof #like i wrote a completely original paper and got the note 'this is very good - did you write it all yourself?' #fuck you man. yes i did. despite you trying to teach me to do the opposite #they accused me of getting my parents to write it for me. i had to show them everything i researched and my dad lost it at them #this was also the same school where they took every kid with a disability out of maths regardless of if they were good at maths or not #and taught them shapes like they were fucking three years old #i remember hanging out in the maths with all the other autistic kids and prentending to have never seen a triangle before for a joke #and while thats really bad and abelist. the non-disabled kids were still being taught addition and division like they were 8 and not 12 #the whole thing was a massive fuck up shit fest. it took the year 7 maths teacher leaving for us to all get the same maths class #and we STILL werent being taught to an age appropriate level because we missed so much grade 7 maths it had to be caught up in grade 8 #i would burn it down but its not a highschool anymore lol

[gmaybe666]

hey how y'all doin.... thinking of printing 30 of these off as stickers and selling them via post.. alongside other things I've made ...

#I've been super busy with my shitty job and having some irl fun times touching the grass but I need to get my shit together #and sell some merch #bear with me #gmaybe666 #my maths learning disability makes selling/pricing things daunting #stranger things art

[wizardnuke]

literally almost started crying in math class. they're so nice. they're a they. i told them i dropped out of my prior math class to avoid a fail and we talked thru what i struggled with AND i specifically told them that i think i'm dyslexic/dyscalculic but i don't have a diagnosis or plan or anything and they told me that's okay they'll work with me with that in mind. tears in my eyes

#ive literally just needed a teacher that like. understands i probably have a learning disability and have like. Math Trauma #im in the support class im being very brave.

[sophiereece1999]

Having autism is not easy, but I've adapted.

Not being diagnosed until age 23 caused me to wonder what was wrong with me for the first two decades of my life.

I will send the rest of my life living with my old friend autism.

I worry about my future. What happens if I end up with no family members? . What if I end up alone?. Or desend into needed more care?

Most of this is overthinking. And I try not to think about it. But it's always in the corner of my mind.

Speaking of my mind, my mind is fascinating in a sense.

I can tell you lots about history and music and recite poetry.

Yet I can't remember times tabled simple smelling words or to take the laundry out of the wash.

My memory is amazing in some areas and extremely weak in others.

And I just have to adapt to fit my mind. I'm used to it by this point.

Autism and I have lived together a long time. But I never forget it's there

Sophie Reece

#poetry #autism #actually autistic #disability #learning disability #literacy #math #education #asburgers #autistic things

[allisonmartyjarvis]

Story time: So I had just recently discovered that dyscalculia (or math dyslexia) is a thing, which is a learning disability that affects your ability to do math and other number-related things. I’m definitely sure that I have it, but I didn’t tell anyone about it. I didn’t think anyone would know what I was talking about, and I’ve been out for school for a while and have never needed to use math.

Anyway, I’m working at the movies one day and I’m ringing up this woman’s popcorn order. The computers we use at the register will automatically calculate the change for you (which was a life saver for me!) But one day I hit the wrong button or something. I asked my coworker what to do and he said that it was fine, but I would just have to calculate the change myself.

Now the woman in line must have seen the look of horror on my face because she says to me “You can do it! I’m a math teacher, you can do it!”

I thought this was very sweet but also hilarious. I don’t know how she thought telling me she was a math teacher was going to help me, also I appreciated her belief in me but she has not seen me do math!

So I laughed it off and said “Yeah, numbers are definitely not my strong suit. If math dyslexia was a thing I’m sure I have it.” To which my new math teacher friend very confidently replied “It is.”

My coworker ended up doing the calculation for me and we just moved on. I am still terrible at making change and I have no intentions on practicing. But the point of this story is that I’m just glad that that math teacher is out there. Because I’m not sure how many math teachers will actually acknowledge that dyscalculia exists. For my whole life I struggled with math classes and didn’t learn about this disability until after I graduated college. If I had known before, if my teachers had known before, it probably would have saved me a lot of struggle.

So to that math teacher who so strongly believed in me that day, I just wanna say thanks. Your students are very lucky to have you.

#dyscalculia #actually dyscalculic #adhd #learning disability #math #adhdlife #adhd stuff #adhd culture #adhd mood #adhd awareness #adult adhd #living with adhd #neurodivergent #story time #true story

[felidrae]

Me: I’m not easy to read- I can hide my emotions pretty well

When my math teachers are explaining something to me:

My teachers: I can tell that your nervous

#school #college #mathematics #learning disability #dyscalculia #math #math teacher #math is hard #meme #oof #send help #college memes

[chatnoirwithblackhair]

A little something I learned in math class today that I wanted to share. This is how my teacher broke it down for me.

(Translated from my native language)

#mathblr #mathematics #math #calculus #derivatives #high school #school #dyscalculic #dyscalculia #dyslexia #dyslexic #neurodiverse #neurodiverse stuff #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #algebra #geometry #learning disability

[justchronicallyillthings]

Folks with dyscalculia or other nuerodivergent issue that's makes them struggle with time i.e sequencing of events such as when to leave for something. I have found the perfect solution to it. Its honestly so easy that I can't believe I hadn't thought of it before.

Example: I have a flight that leaves the airport at 1:30 PM. I want 2 hours to park my car, take the bus to the airport, check my luggage, go through TSA, and find my gate. I know it's going to take me about 2 hours to get to the airport. And I know I want 2 hours to get ready at my house and finish packing. So 2+2+2=6 which means I need to be up 6 hours before I have to be on the plane.

Past method: I have to leave at 1:30 and I want 2 hours in the morning to get ready so that's means (1:30 - 1 = 12:30 - 1 = 11:30). Next I know the drive is going to take 2 hours so (11:30 - 1 = 10:30 - 1 = 9:30). And then I want an additional 2 hours of time to spare at the airport so (9:30 - 1 = 8:30 - 1 = 7:30). Therefore I need to be up at 7:30 to have time for everything.

But this method has always left a lot of room for error such as; I do the math wrong, I forget how time and travel time work, or etc...

New method:

My flight leaves at 1:30 so I set an alarm for that time.

I then know I want 2 hours in the morning to get ready so I physically move the dial back 2 times/2 hours

Then I know the drive takes 2 hours so I again move the dial another 2 times to get

And lastly I want 2 hours at the airport/as a cushion in case there's traffic so I repeat the above moving the time as much as I need

And boom I've got the alarm ready to be set. This way allows me to see the time pass by so there no way I'll pull a move where I forget how time and travel time works. And it allows me to break it down into steps/estimated time for those steps. Especially if those steps involve half hours.

#dyscalculia #actually dyscalculic #nuerodivergent #math disabled #learning disabled #i dont understand how time works

[vent-art-af]

I passed (above a C-) my quantitative methods class (just barely lmao) even though I have a math and other learning disabilities!!! I am so proud of myself 💖

#mental illness #vent #math #quantitative methods #psychology #personal #learning disabilities #ld #math learning disability #dyscalculia #my adhd #adhd

[izzy-b-hands]

every time. every time without fail, that i go on a Dethklok/Brendan's music overall binge as I have been lately. I find myself looking at my guitar like. If only i knew how. if only i could do it right. I could hold her and shred and have fun making music.

alas. my skills are too lacking*

*to clarify, I struggle to read music & learn by ear, but my memory also struggles with remembering chords/finger placements/tabs so even tho i can usually hear how a song should go enough to identify notes & whatnot, and can, with enough time spent noodling, eventually recreate it on guitar. That is not conducive nor useful in actually playing and getting better at it and makes it feel like an Impossible Task lmao.

#text post #tbh it probably is actually impossible bc like #i briefly got a few heavily discounted lessons re: voice guitar and piano w/my old hs choir teacher #and we had some heavy talks abt brains & things and #eventually he was like. u can *technically* play music and sing #ur voice is *unique* like tom waits or bob dylan (read: bad or considered bad by many at least lmao) but u CAN sing #and u can play piano & guitar *in theory* but not with enough understanding to get good at it #his concern kept coming back to my maths learning disability bc he thought that was also fucking up how my brain parses certain music things #and tbh? he's probably right lol #but still. i look to her my shining axe with strings in need of tuning but eager #and then i look away bc it's a nice dream. but im probably never going to be able to achieve any level of skill let alone mastery #I've tried so many times and my brain just can't keep all that info in & parse it all consistently. & it sucks but also it's ok #someday I'll pick her up again and attempt to play and let myself suck at it & b content with that #not today lmao but someday

[xmcu-fietro]

I wish I could have gone to xavier’s school for gifted youngsters instead of the actual highschool I went to....movie Charles would NEVER bully me for not being able to do math

#my math teachers were awful.... like so so passive aggressive and talked down to me #because they thought I was lazy and didn’t care #well guess what #I had a learning disability the whole time and didn’t know!! #but when I insisted I was trying my best they didn’t believe me #sorry i uh. have Feelings about my high school experience and they’re all negative #anyways #I’ve got a slight grudge against my former high school and specifically the math department #charles xavier #professor x #xmen #xaviers school for gifted youngsters #actually dyscalculic #dyscalculia #fietro's personal posts