BlossX wrote:
I always read/hear from AS individuals that we are supposed to be the best at Mathematic/math related subjects.
However this is not my case, I study economics in university and the only subject I struggle with is Mathematic.
Autistic people tend to have some things we are really good at and other things we are really bad at, but we vary quite a bit as to what those things are. So we are probably over-represented both among people who are exceptionally good at math
and among people who are exceptionally bad at math.
BlossX wrote:
This is due to the fact that it follows many rules and I don't like at all learning pre-fixed rules. I'm really not managing to pass my degree just due to math, I tend to learn it in a "mechanical way" where I learn how to do that but I don't really understand what I am doing or the purpose of it.
That might be the biggest part of your problem. To be good at math, you need to have an intuition for it. You need to have a feel for the purpose and overall essence of what you are doing, not just learn the rules.
Are you capable of developing that intuition? I don't know, but it might be worth trying. Google various phrases like "intuitive intro math ______" (filling in the blank with the specific relevant mathematical concept you are wrestling with) and look at various tutorials including both text-based tutorials and video tutorials.
EDIT: I agree with Summer_Twilight's recommendation that you take a semester off just to catch up on math.
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