Numeric Dyslexia (Page 2)

Hello,
I am 25 and i have Dyscalculia.
there are no treatments available for this condition, but it's sufferer's just generally come up with different methods to deal with it, just go with what ever works for you.
for me the symptoms are.
* mixing up numbers (eg phone numbers)
*difficulty with calculating distance (eg, how far would 6 meters be?)
* reading analog clock (digital is better for me)
*reading maps, (i have trouble gaguing the distances as well as having to turn the map cause i cant follow it in my head.)
*Difficulty judging the passing of time.
*Difficulty differentiating between left and right
*cannot remember phone numbers or pin or passwords
(i currently know 5 phone numbers by heart, mainly by memorising the key sequence by my hands)
*have difficulties with calculators as i jumble up the sequences
*difficulty measuring (whats 1/4 cup and 3/4 cup make?)
*difficulty counting money, especially change, and cannot convert any currency.
*cannot read music, but am good at learning by doing it by hand.
there is more but can't think of it at this time.

like i was saying before, you will come up with methods of your own that work for you and you'll muddle through,

eg.
i RIGHT with my RIGHT hand and i make an L shape with my left hand if i'm giving directions.
i have to break up ALL numbers into lots of 3 (i've found i will jumble 3 less than 4) and work things out. (phone number 041-212-345)
ALWAYS carry a calculator with me or use the one on my mobile, for things like grocery shopping, cause there is no way for me to gague how much money i'm spending.
*Relate pin's to a easy to type system (eg 456-852)
if your having a bad day, if people ask for the time, you can say (sorry, the battery's run out) LOL
just run with what works.

There is not treatment or drugs to fix this, you have to come up with little methods that work for you.

I transpose numbers. I've always transposed numbers. Even when I was in elementary school, I would do badly in math (or at least, badly for me) because I would usually get a basic concept, but I would switch the numbers around. I'm horrible with phone numbers. Even when I'm dialing a number I know really well, I say it out loud to myself and am VERY careful about putting it in right, so I don't mix up the numbers and dial the wrong person. And I still mix it up anyways. I have a super hard time with the Dewey decimal system as well...always mixing up the numbers. I would write something down one way, not find it, look it back up again, and realize that I had written it down totally wrong, even though I thought it was right.

I always thought it just meant I was stupid with numbers. But apparently not.

I have always been dysnumerate, as I've called it. I failed math so many times that if it weren't for corruption I'd still be in primary school.

I was bright in everything else, assumed I was just bad at math. Over the years, aware that I have a 'problem' I've always gone the 'hard way'. If something is 40% off, I'll work my way up from 10% and round off numbers.

My bank has the 'personal banker' feature so I don't have to embarrass myself trying to write a cheque.

Before this; the bank called me about a cheque and I marched in with this huge chip on my shoulder as I had the money and knew the cheque was correct ... numbers matching letters.

Everyone was laughing, and after I proved the numbers and letters matched, they said, 'you don't see anything wrong with the cheque?' "No." I reply.

"Look at the date..."

Took me a little bit of time to see I wrote May 11, 1849.

I also have Numeric Dyslexia. I have no trouble at all with letters or words, but when given a series of numbers, either verbally or written, there is generally about a 40-50% chance I will transpose at least one of the numbers. I have found a coping mechanism that has worked pretty well for me. When someone gives me a phone number, I ask them to phrase it as, for example, Five, fifty-five, Seventeen-twenty-one. When they phrase it this way, I am nearly always able to get the number correct. But if that person were to say to me 555-1721, half the time I would write it down wrong. It's normally more difficult than the example I gave because I used the Hollywood trick of always having phone numbers start with triple five. I did not want to accidentally give out somebody's real phone number.

I think i got it too.
I google for tests and dyslexia and found this site.

Anyone know where I can find tests to diagnose dyslexia? I found some tests but only in Portuguese ...

I hope someone can help me... lol

good morning my son age 5 has difficulty counting to 10. He gets to 5, bit hit and miss as to 6 and then 7 never appears. would anyone out there say that this is a sign of numerical dyslexia, His tutor says it may be a cognitive processing issue. I dont like the english mentality of labeling but if there is an issue he needs help with i need to do all i can .

I was going through another dyslexia forum and discovered that over 5% of the worlds population suffer from numeric dyslexia. This kind of dyslexia is known as Dyscalculia.