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03 Jul 2010, 11:41 pm

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But I never had any learning difficulties in school. In elementary school I was gifted. As soon as algebra came into the picture though that became like a learning disability for me. My mind couldn't understand it. AT ALL.


This was totally me - I'm an engineer (what I would call a "softer" engineer as I am an environmental engineer) and I HATE Math for the most part. Algebra in High School caused me many problems. In college it was truly a stuggle, I had to be tutored in pre-calculus. But I was determined :) to do it. Not because I was interested in it, but because someone told me I couldn't.

Personally, I do tend to agree that girls are under diagnosed in general. In a lot of cases (not all) girls just aren't as outwardly obvious?


No. A good many (but not all) are good at "masking" social difficulties.

http://www.dailyemerald.com/news/gender ... -1.1470337

This is an interesting article about some of the differences many clinicians aren't aware of.

Showing symptoms at 12 years old? Really? It is very much true that at that age it was much more obvious, but I had issues going back to preschool and even earlier-- failed hearing tests if anyone else was in the room, getting in trouble for constant tattle-tailing, phobias, not playing with other children, sensory issues... I think that it is just a representation of gender roles. At 12+ when I was supposed to be showing interest in boys, makeup... and didn't, and still couldn't talk for myself-- people found these things alarming only then. The signs ARE THERE, they don't just start showing up at twelve.



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04 Jul 2010, 8:48 am

gardengirl414 wrote:
Kiseki wrote:
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But I never had any learning difficulties in school. In elementary school I was gifted. As soon as algebra came into the picture though that became like a learning disability for me. My mind couldn't understand it. AT ALL.


This was totally me - I'm an engineer (what I would call a "softer" engineer as I am an environmental engineer) and I HATE Math for the most part. Algebra in High School caused me many problems. In college it was truly a stuggle, I had to be tutored in pre-calculus. But I was determined :) to do it. Not because I was interested in it, but because someone told me I couldn't.


Just wanted to mention, this was NOT my quote. I, actually, DID have learning disabilities in Elementary School. I had spatial problems, no body awareness, and also had trouble learning how to read. I was diagnosed with dyslexia- (which I´m sure I don´t actually have). If I did have "dyslexia", I sure got over it pretty fast: by 4th grade I was reading at an adult level. I was just a late starter, but once I got started, I soared.

I was always bad at math, much to the dismay of my teachers- (my Dad is a mathematician :lol: ) I think I actually have discalculia, though I was never diagnosed with it. I excelled in geometry, though. As there were no numbers involved, and it was just logic basically, it was easy for me. I got straight A´s in it with basically no effort.


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04 Jul 2010, 10:36 pm

[quote="buryuntime} Showing symptoms at 12 years old? Really? It is very much true that at that age it was much more obvious, but I had issues going back to preschool and even earlier-- failed hearing tests if anyone else was in the room, getting in trouble for constant tattle-tailing, phobias, not playing with other children, sensory issues... I think that it is just a representation of gender roles. At 12+ when I was supposed to be showing interest in boys, makeup... and didn't, and still couldn't talk for myself-- people found these things alarming only then. The signs ARE THERE, they don't just start showing up at twelve.[/quote]

No, my symptoms didn't start showing up at 12 - just that particular issue with higher math. And it wasn't what I would necessarily call a "symptom", just an observation. Higher math is more difficult for me - still something that I can do, it just takes more effort. I have a harder time "visualizing" those types of things in my mind. Biology and most Chemistry I did well in - the electrical engineering and some of the math not so much.