Are you mathematically able?

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I am extremely able in some types of math--I had perfect scores on math ACT tests and math portion of GMATs. Statistics are generally easy for me. Nonetheless, I find some types of math very difficult.
I wonder if this is typical for Aspies. Does anyone else have a similar experience in which some types of math are very easy and others are very difficult?

I think I'm mathematically able, but I'm not amazingly good at it. My lowest grade happens to always be in math, but apparently, I'm two math grades ahead. My parents also constantly say that I struggle in math and gave me a huuuuge lecture when I got a B+ once. And this year, I got really depressed and didn't study for a test, and my grade dropped down to an A- and they almost gave me a lecture for that.

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I find it interesting that I like mathematical concepts but I cannot perform calculations unless I truly understand the concepts behind them. If there's something I'm getting stuck on conceptually it frustrates me to no end and really upsets me and it makes it very hard, even when there are rules that I should be able to just memorize like everyone else to do the calculations required for math classes.

One other thing in regards to my relationship with mathematics- I hate trigonometry. Something about combining geometry and calculus is incredibly difficult and slow for my brain to process. Once I get the concepts I'm usually OK, but here I get stumped a lot.

Geometry and algebra are okay with me. Calculus throws me for a loop though.

I am pretty good at geometry and algebra but I really have trouble with calculus. I'm also not very good at mental arithmetic. Even now I very often still count on my fingers.

I am very terrible at math, although there are some exceptions I can do reasonably.

I wonder if a lot of us consider ourselves "mathematically challenged" and find maths hard merely because the way that everyone else does it doesn't make sense to us.
I find it hard to add up the values of playing cards and work out what change to give/get but I'm pretty sure if I worked on it I could find a way that would enable me to be good at it. Likewise at school I found I couldn't just use the formulas for certain things, but if I understood them I could.

I am terrible at maths.

AS and brilliant at maths, if I can say that without sounding up myself.

Got an A* at GCSE without even listening in class or revising. Now doing A level and enjoying it.

Absolutely love algebra and statistics, but I can't do anything to do with shapes at all.

My problem in the high level of math class I have now is justifying my step at upper division university level hard to make professor understand my proofs and I work a little slow.

If I cannot visualize it, I am more or less unable to do it. :-/ Have failed or dropped the college algebra class 6 times....it is the only thing standing in the way of getting my degree.

Dyscalculia totally unable to do math

I would say I am fairly average. There is lots of math I can do with no problems. My troubles begin in the more advanced areas of geometry, algebra, caluclus, trig, etc.

Hell no! I am mathematically ret*d