Are most Autistics good at math?

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In my experience, that seems to be the job of teachers and bullies alike: to discourage as many nerds as possible from pursuing their dreams. I guess otherwise there’d be too many happy adults leading fulfilling lives.

I can't do anything with numbers. I'm good with words and writing though.

I'm alright with math. Though, I'm sure it's not my best -- even if I go as far as abstract and nonverbal thinking/learning. Working with words are still worse for me.

My speciality is more... 'Proprioceptive' than 'Quantitive' or 'Linear'.

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I'm sure not. I'm way behind in math, and always have been. I can see the same type of math problem that I just did and entirely forget how to do it. I also constantly make little mistakes on all the math.

Math came easy to me up to calculus, but below that I was OK with word problems and how to apply whatever math was necessary.

For example, the first VCRs only came with a counter on the take up side, rather than an elapsed time display. Starting with a zeroed counter and rewound tape, I noted the counter reading at one hour, then two hours. Knowing the cross sectional area of the 0-1 hour donut was the same as the 1-2 donut, I was able to create then solve a quadratic equation for regular time intervals and counter readings.

I’m likely dyscalculic but I’m ok ar art.

Well being a crap maths teacher is one thing, but hacking away at a child's self confidence is something entirely different, she should be hung, drawn and quartered for that (well not literally, but pretty close to literally).

I'm pretty okay at math---especially practical math.

But I can't draw worth a damn....

Not me because I have dyscalculia and I have an autistic friend who also does and another one who is okay at math, not better than anyone else so from my experience no.

I like 1 and 0.

As soon as both start inviting friends, play together and make children, it's a mess.

Well I'm not diagnosed yet but personally I'm pretty bad at math. I was actually very good in primary school but I don't know, I just didn't like math anymore then and I really began to lag behind. I'm much better at learning foreign languages.

I'm horrible at math.

I have always tried to not waste material, so it was a great day for me when I learned how to push a few keys and find out if I needed a 2 X 6 or if a 2 X 4 would do, and what size of pipe was needed for metal construction. I still don't "like math" but I love what it can do for me. I sometimes need it for compound cutting angles, too. I can fall out of practice and forget many common tricks, but I have also enjoyed puzzles, usually involving geometry. It feels like good exercise. Math sense has also armoured me against many common scams.