Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

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Do you believe in the Theory of Multiple Intelligences? Isn't this more about how experienced you are with something and how much exposure you had?

For instance, I'm rather good in languages but I'm considered to be bad in numbers. However, I found that with some dedication and guidance I can easily do math. The problem is sometimes to keep remembering the processes. But I assume this is a matter of repetition and experience/exposure. I'm not very fast when having to figure out mathematical concepts by my own nor am I fast in tests but I almost always seem to get it right. I take my time because I don't want to rush things. However, could this also be caused by PDD-NOS?

I think the theory of multiple intelligences is a little stupid. But I do believe in the theory of "I'm interested in this so I perform well at it". Idk why people become who they are but I do believe that people tend to perform better at things that they like and worse at things they hate. Sooooo yeah, that's how it works. Maybe they perform better because they're interested or maybe it's because they are naturally gifted in that area. Who knows... idk...

Lets just put it like this, im good in science(numbers) almost genius in this or at least that is what my friends say, but i really suck in language, i mean i learn language easy, my main language is spanish, but i know english, a little french, a little korean, and a little portugues, not too much, but i can talk and understand a person, but i suck when i have to give explanations and things like that, i know the language, but not the subject itself, ergo i fail this subjects, but in math, i dont even have to write or even go to classes, i just see a pattern in the topic we are seeing and is just that to do excelent in that subject and got excelente grades.

So i do believe in multiple intelligences, you are writing us that you can do better at math just by practicing, but intelligence is not how good you can remember things that is why you practice, is how good your imagination and creativity can works with the less you have and solve the problem in different ways, that is what i think.

I don't know if I believe in the theory that you're born with one. You might be prone to certain ones from birth but I think environment also has a huge factor on multiple intelligences when growing up.

I'm not overly familiar with the traditional multiple intelligences theory. I've got my own theory about it, it could be plagiarised because I've heard the actual theory somewhere and it's just managed to stick inside my head.

I don't think that it's stupid.

My understanding is that there are certain skills we naturally possess that make us more capable of doing certain things. Like an affinity to see patterns in numbers might mean that you are adept learning math. Having good hand eye coordination and being able to imagine your ideas in 3D might mean that you're good at woodworking.
You might be good at learning languages, but find it easy to learn math if you apply yourself because there are skills you have which make it possible for you to find them both easy.

Yes experience and interest have lots to do with it. But would you be interested in things if you didn't have the skills to understand them? Probably not. I'm not great at math, despite having experienced it all through school. Experience doesn't matter if you don't have the skills to learn it in the first place.

Does this make sense?

I think multiple intelligences is sometimes used as an excuse to not acknowledge someone with a disability.

[Parent/Teacher/Diagnostician] to [Child/student/client]: "You're not autistic! You have an intrapersonal learning style!"

I suppose it could be but so could a lot of other mental disorders and learning disabilities. Personality itself could be used as an excuse.

I believe in different types of intelligence.

For example, I'm dyslexic, so I'm naturally not very good at writing, but that doesn't mean I'm naturally terrible at science. In fact, I'm brilliant at science, my family is riddled with famous scientists.
Oh, and I've actually been exposed to science less than I have been exposed to things like books, and up until recently, I didn't have any interest in science.

I suppose you're right.

I don't really believe in multiple intelligences itself--I believe that there's multiple ways of learning, but I think there's three billion of them, not just a half dozen.

I am unfamiliar with topic theory. However, if my WAIS score is any indication, people with ASD's probably produce some wonky scores on that test. Apparently most normal, NT i assume, people score fairly consistently on it. Some areas a little better, other areas a little worse, but generally consistent. When I received my Dx report, it included a breakdown of the WAIS they had me take. On one part of the shapes test, I scored 92% percentile indicating "Superior abilities". On a couple other things, I think involving memory and concentration, my scores were bottom 5%, "borderline". Also did poorly on the bit about taking in information and then mentally rearranging it. Like listen to random string of numbers, repeat numbers back in order from low to high. Like that. Drastic swings.