Comments on: When Autism Does Not Equal Liking Math http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/ Beyond ABA, after OT . . . what now? Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:04:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Paulene Angela http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/#comment-1640 Paulene Angela Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:42:48 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=207#comment-1640 I have arrived to your site via Faces of Autism, Casdok. My son is Maximilion 15 years. Just wanted to share this endless battle with learning maths. I have even gone as far as buying books on maths and dyslexia, trying to widen my perspective of making maths multi-sensory. There are many skills needed to master mathematics, for example interpreting diagrams, reading digits and numbers, understanding relationships, etc. My main battle has been to try to make maths fun, I know my son will store, in his long term memory, information that interests him, that makes a small connection with him in some way. Any tips would very much be appreciated. Many thanks for your wondeful site. I've saved the link to read this evening. Kind Regards, I have arrived to your site via Faces of Autism, Casdok. My son is Maximilion 15 years.
Just wanted to share this endless battle with learning maths. I have even gone as far as buying books on maths and dyslexia, trying to widen my perspective of making maths multi-sensory. There are many skills needed to master mathematics, for example interpreting diagrams, reading digits and numbers, understanding relationships, etc. My main battle has been to try to make maths fun, I know my son will store, in his long term memory, information that interests him, that makes a small connection with him in some way. Any tips would very much be appreciated. Many thanks for your wondeful site.
I’ve saved the link to read this evening.
Kind Regards,

]]> By: Tanya Savko http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/#comment-1639 Tanya Savko Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:39:50 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=207#comment-1639 Jess, thank you so much for the compliment. I appreciate it! M, you're definitely right about the stereotypes. I think more needs to be said about that (anybody feel a post coming on?) Mama Mara, Rocky's onto something with thinking that x,y, and z are okay for algebra. Nigel now seems to be more comfortable with them as well. (I love how Rocky describes the other letters as "too common and happy"!) Jess, thank you so much for the compliment. I appreciate it!

M, you’re definitely right about the stereotypes. I think more needs to be said about that (anybody feel a post coming on?)

Mama Mara, Rocky’s onto something with thinking that x,y, and z are okay for algebra. Nigel now seems to be more comfortable with them as well. (I love how Rocky describes the other letters as “too common and happy”!)

]]> By: mama mara http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/#comment-1635 mama mara Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:39:41 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=207#comment-1635 Rocky thinks only "mysterious" letters are okay for algebra: x, y, z are good because they sound like "unknown quantities". The other letters are too common and happy, he says. Rocky thinks only “mysterious” letters are okay for algebra: x, y, z are good because they sound like “unknown quantities”. The other letters are too common and happy, he says.

]]> By: M http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/#comment-1633 M Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:25:11 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=207#comment-1633 on a regular basis, i wish i had gotten the math skills that you regularly hear about in reference to the spectrum. math skills, from what i can tell, are synonymous with marketable skills. wherever math is located in the brain, i have a lump of coal. nothing. when i took algebra my freshman year in college, i had to talk with the professor every day after class, seek help. had to have a math tutor in my free time. studied as hard as i could, over and over, constantly. tried so hard. final grade? a C-. I was thrilled. i really wonder how much the math and computer skills are stereotypes. i ask the doctor all the time...what are your other AS clients like? she says most of them test low, low in math. on the other hand, i read a lot of the studies that come out and they seem to indicate that a majority of spectrum folks are computery, math-like. frustrating when it's difficult to relate to the likewise. just to re-iterate: congratulations on the fifty thousand in a month. tanya is my new verbal hero. on a regular basis, i wish i had gotten the math skills that you regularly hear about in reference to the spectrum.

math skills, from what i can tell, are synonymous with marketable skills.

wherever math is located in the brain, i have a lump of coal. nothing.

when i took algebra my freshman year in college, i had to talk with the professor every day after class, seek help. had to have a math tutor in my free time. studied as hard as i could, over and over, constantly. tried so hard.

final grade? a C-. I was thrilled.

i really wonder how much the math and computer skills are stereotypes. i ask the doctor all the time…what are your other AS clients like? she says most of them test low, low in math.

on the other hand, i read a lot of the studies that come out and they seem to indicate that a majority of spectrum folks are computery, math-like.

frustrating when it’s difficult to relate to the likewise.

just to re-iterate: congratulations on the fifty thousand in a month. tanya is my new verbal hero.

]]> By: Em http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/#comment-1632 Em Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:14:36 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=207#comment-1632 Just recently discovered your blog. We have an 18 year old with aspergers. And he does NOT like math. Just tonight he tried to convince me that he should not be in geometry class. Just recently discovered your blog. We have an 18 year old with aspergers. And he does NOT like math. Just tonight he tried to convince me that he should not be in geometry class.

]]> By: jess http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/#comment-1630 jess Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:40:17 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=207#comment-1630 i give you so much credit .. i get hives just thinking about home schooling .. i'd be a simpering mess if i had to figure it all out .. and you handle it so gracefully and with such sensitivity for your boy .. it's amazing i give you so much credit .. i get hives just thinking about home schooling .. i’d be a simpering mess if i had to figure it all out .. and you handle it so gracefully and with such sensitivity for your boy .. it’s amazing

]]> By: Fearless Females http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/#comment-1628 Fearless Females Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:05:13 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=207#comment-1628 Thanks for sharing that link. It was a great article...I totally agree with it and these techniques. Thanks for sharing that link. It was a great article…I totally agree with it and these techniques.

]]> By: Cristina http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/#comment-1625 Cristina Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:46 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=207#comment-1625 AF has the same issues with math and he's already learning begining algebra in 5th grade. The math with letters thing, just threw him off. Why didn't i think of that ? lol - great idea ! AF has the same issues with math and he’s already learning begining algebra in 5th grade. The math with letters thing, just threw him off. Why didn’t i think of that ? lol - great idea !

]]> By: Chapati http://teenautism.com/2008/12/01/when-autism-does-not-equal-liking-math/#comment-1624 Chapati Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:17:01 +0000 http://teenautism.com/?p=207#comment-1624 That is a really good tip for people struggling to teach maths! Thanks! That is a really good tip for people struggling to teach maths!

Thanks!

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