Asperger's and the math stereotype

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I'm an Asperger's/NVLD person with severe dyscalculia.

So to say that I'm not good at Math is an understatement.

I can't even count very well half the time.

I'm more of a philosophy and critical & analytical thinking-type person.

It seems that I've heard that the stereotype of Aspies having a propensity for mathematical reasoning is supposed to come from the belief in some sort of "innate" Aspergian love of patterns and sequences.

I definitely love patterns and finding sequences. I follow the stereotype in that regard.
I'm just infinitely better at finding patterns in ideas, thought systems, and music than in numbers or visual media.

I find maths gripping but I am not that good at it, probably average.

Its right or wrong, not like say handing in an essay where marks can vary depending on who marks your work.

I am very intelligent, but I suck at calculus.

My 7-year old son has just finished grade 6 math and now is onto grade 7 math. He remembers all the grades k-6 concepts and he has yet to have any diffulcity in understanding any concept. In general, most of those portions of communication that should be going through the intuitive portion of his brain seem to be funneled through the intellectual portion of his brain. The hard is easy for him and the easy is hard for him. Simple social play with other kids baffles him and leave him in tears. I've shown him some calculus problems, showed him how to solve them, then asked him to solve them a few days later. He did. He cannot remember the names of the kids in his class, even though he sees them every day. "What's your name again?" is something he asks often.

I forget anything more advanced than algebra veeeeery quickly, but I apparently pick up concepts quickly and I can do math faster than people with calculators even when I'm barely semi-conscious.

I believe it is a myth, but I might be one of the people that is helping to perpetuate it

My psych profile states that my math ability is "beyond known measurement parameters." AND I DO NOT REALLY LIKE MATH THAT MUCH. Well . . . except for theoretical physics and logic.

Nena

I'm horrible at math.
I have a year 7 math revision book but I keep forgetting things.
I think I'm the kind of person that will only learn things if I will use them, or I find them interesting.
Math is so boring too.

Maths is my best subject at school, I find it too easy.

I think that being good at abstract mathematics correlates to Asperger's Syndrome just about as well as being Neurotypical correlates to Aspeger's Syndrome which is to say, not at all. Some people are good at math and some others are not regardless of whether they are NTs or Aspies.

ruveyn

I used to be decent at maths when it was easy but when it got to all the algebra and all that pointless stuff I was crap. I passed my GCSE early and I don't know how I managed such a miracle.

I maxed out on the WISC-III arithmetic test, got every question correct. I have the abstract thinking capacity needed to understand difficult mathematical concepts, but don't have the organizational ability to do higher level maths well. I am not very good at algebra because it requires organization and working memory. I doubt I could do much calculus.

In 10th grade I was the number one student in my geometry class (for the first quarter, then I got sick for 2 weeks and never made up my homework). Geometry is just visual reasoning.

I got the second highest math's grade in my school, and the only other aspie in it got the third highest.