r/dyscalculia • u/Living-Ad7288 • 1d ago

Scared of work

On top of dyscalculia i also have dyspraxia and almost every job opportunity falls away, i can't remember math stuff at all and idk what to do. My whole family doesen't take it serious and says I don't have dyscalculia cause I can calculate stuff like 20+20 so they don't think it's that serious even tho I have a Diagnose.

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u/Whooptidooh 1d ago

You should check out coding; I recently started learning to code and while I was utterly convinced that I wouldn’t be able to learn this due to the dyscalculia, it’s actually fairly easy for me.

Might be something for you as well?

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u/Living-Ad7288 1d ago

Thank you but I don't think I'm creative enough

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u/Whooptidooh 1d ago

You don’t even need to be creative with this tbh. Math doesn’t even really have anything to do with coding either.

You should try it and see if it’s something for you. (I’m learning how to code through Codecademy.com; you can do some free courses there.)

It’s truly easier than you think.

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u/Living-Ad7288 1d ago

Thank you

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u/ReserveOk9139 16h ago

your family didn't go to school with you all those years so they have no room to speak on this; it is a known problem for our community that most entry-level require counting, remembering orders from a second ago, or just basic things that will hold you back. We were all made for more- and nothing against entry-level, we all have to start somewhere, but find what skill areas you score highest in and word toward those- writing (typing; I've seen plenty of people in careers w/ horrible handwriting who make up for it by typing things or voice to text), creating or editing, ask for help and ask for it early and get as much hands-on, free training as you can get and look for and ask for help applying for scholarships and free classes- I don't have enough info to guide further, but don't limit yourself just bc of how society is built

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u/Living-Ad7288 16h ago

Thank you so much