Are you mathematically able?

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"Mathematically able," will be defined as, "greater than or equal to the local average of mathematical skill."

Anything else falls under, "no." Remember that poll votes are anonymous unless you report your results in the thread and remember that ASD's are associated with higher rates of dyscalculia (think of dyslexia but with numbers) but allow for special interests in mathematics.

I think that there are a lot of skills that are lumped into the category "mathematics". For example, it is possible to be adept at toying around with abstract mathematical reasoning without having a particularly good "number sense", and vice versa.

It was intended as a general comparison with local peers because it would be difficult to find someone who collected data on the various branches of mathematics in its local community.

I understand. I voted anyway.

Just pointing out, there in fact have been many capable mathematicians with something akin to dyscalculia, as strange as it may sound. David Hilbert is a good example. Hilbert often forgot things like what 7+5 equals, but he could construct an intricate proof showing some fact about all natural numbers. In mathematics, the general is more important than the specific.

Top mathematics student at my high school, and well inside the top 100 mathematics students in my state (according to my high school teachers).

So yeah, I'll say "mathematically able".

And diagnosed with AS.

I suck at math.

Got into the University's Honor Society for math even though I wasn't a math major--so I've always been above average!

My grades in highschool were always kinda crappy, usually didn't do homework. But anything basic I could do instantly or had memorized.

I'm mathematically able. I finished my first semester of Calculus I with an A. I like math better than English and history but science will always be my favorite subject.

The weirdest thing is when I was a child I excelled at maths and was way ahead of my year but now as an adult I am completely inept at it. I often wonder if I sacrificed some of my logic in an attempt to succeed a bit more socially....

I struggled with math a lot. I'm OK with the basics but I did horrible with the stuff that wasn't practical like Algebra. I'm dyslexic & it was impossible for me to learn formulas. I got the numbers confused abit too but I have horrible handwriting so that could of had something to do with it. I'm good at comparing stats on RPGs with a graphing calculator; I'm very OCDish about it

I struggle with math, even the basics like multiplication and division.

I can't do math. Hate it.

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Autistic and terrible at math.

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?