I've been working on my Dyscalculia/Anyone else have this ?

[GoofKing]

First off, I apologize if this isn't a HFA or Autistic related, but I figured that I have Autism and Dyscalculia disorder ... Sorry about that guys :/

Well, I've been exercising with visualizing numbers up to eight, which is my highest point :/ For example

* 1

*
* 2

* * 3
*

and etc which I try to randomize these dots in different patterns and see how high I can go. There's also practicing quickly doing simple addition and subtraction math to try and get my brain going. I never realized how lazy my brain was. I guess I have the Nintendo Brain Age game to thank for this practice.

Does anyone else here suffer from Dyscalculia ? Do you think that this might help you out as well ?

I figure when I get a job working at some convenient store, it might help to learn to get my brain doing simple math just in case I work as a cashier. I may not like the thought of doing cashier work but It's something I'll have to do if I want to go and live out on my own and make it in this world. My SSI will help out but it's not enough to make a living and I believe you could make minimum wage and keep your SSI.

 

[wyverary]

I work as a cashier and it has helped tremendously with my arithmetic. And yes, you can keep your SSI as long as you are making less than $200 a week.

 

[Arashi222]

Just as an FYI most cash registers these days do the math for you. Do you have trouble with using a calculator? Because I know that has helped me a lot if it becomes too difficult then I grab a co-worker to do it for me. But most of them the computers tell you what to do and what to give to people.

 

[GoofKing]

I work as a cashier and it has helped tremendously with my arithmetic. And yes, you can keep your SSI as long as you are making less than $200 a week.

Hmm, I wonder if the laws are different from state to state but I think my dad said the same thing :/ Well the only thing I'm sort of worried about is my speed. I think I should've worded that better but I wonder if people would have the patience for me and giving out correct change ...

Just as an FYI most cash registers these days do the math for you. Do you have trouble with using a calculator? Because I know that has helped me a lot if it becomes too difficult then I grab a co-worker to do it for me. But most of them the computers tell you what to do and what to give to people.

Lol I forgotten that cash registers do indeed do the math for you I should had put that as well or thought out my post a little better.

Believe it or not, I used to play with calculators. As weird as that might sound, I used to input one plus one and keep hitting the equal button until I reached the highest number possible that the calculator go. There was also binary and I used to spend countless hours just converting numbers into binary numbers by writing out the rad-ix of the power of twos up to 127 and doing simple subtractions on paper or on a calculator. You usually add a one or zero if you can subtract or not ...

This was back when I took computer repair classes at a Votech when I was in the tenth grade .. ...