Category Archives: Personal Stories

Can you be labeled gifted- and still have learning disabilities?

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You asked how I turned a massive autistic hyper-fixation/ADHD spending habit into a business, so I tried to explain. 🙂(while giving you a peek into my insane storage area.)🤪
I turned a problem into something positive.
I am very rigid about it though, very resistant to change, and I do everything the same way every time. I have for decades now. That’s why I haven’t shared the link, even though I know it would probably be good and beneficial. I’m just terrified of change.🤦🏻‍♀️ Sorry about that! I’m working on it, and trying to convince myself to get over that, since I know a lot of you would like to check it out. Thanks for being so nice about it!

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Dyscalculia sounds like an excuse

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Dyscalculia in a soap series

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  • The often under-diagnosed condition affecting maths students has taken centre stage in an episode of EastEnders
  • Isla, who was diagnosed with dyscalculia, talks to the BBC about her experience getting help
  • The Dyscalculia Network, who spread awareness and support aid on the condition, believes more maths teachers need proper training on the condition

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Anastasia, age 15: Day in the life with dyscalculia

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Do we still need to learn math now that we have AI?

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What is the value of learning mathematics now that artificial intelligence (AI) can solve almost all the questions we throw at it? Will AI change the way we think of mathematics and the way we teach and learn it? Will learning mathematics even remain relevant in 10 years from now, in an age when AI will surely play a key role? These are all valid questions, regardless of whether one is a mathematician or an educator or not. Finding definite answers to such questions is a key challenge in times like these; governed by uncertainty, by the fact that many questions have no clear answers, and that most answers are questionable.

Read the article by Rachad Zaki (the director of Cambridge Mathematics) HERE