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[blood_rain_57]

so... after years and years of struggling with math.. i finally found the key. i was watching this show and one of the characters had this disorder, Dyscalculia... i'd never heard of it.. but as i looked it up and read about it.. it all just.. made sense.. it basically means you have an inability to comprehend numbers, you have difficulty with

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[pillow_of_doom]

You are always welcome to call me if you need help with your math course. I believe in you!

[aislin_the_elf]

You know if you get an official diagnosis of this, your school has to make appropriate accommodations for you. I'm not sure what those would be in your case but I'm pretty sure anything is better than nothing, right? I would contact your disability services office - at the least they can direct you to who you need to contact for an official assessment.

[blood_rain_57]

im considering that.. but at the same time i dont think the accomodations i need are reasonable to ask the school.. or.. ok.. so the math class i have to take this coming semester.. there is no book for. its all online on some program. and .. i know that that isnt going to work for me. i get headaches if i spend too much time on the computer.. and its a program that allows each individual to go at their own pace.. so i have no idea how the professor can actually teach us during class time.. we'll all be at different spots. so thats pretty much means we're teaching ourselves the material which wont work for me.. so.. alright, i get diagnosed with this.. but how can i justify asking my school to 1. give me an actual textbook to learn from which will pretty much change the entire syllabus/class. and 2. give me a teacher who can actually teach me something instead of just giving me a computer program. i just.. idk.. for me to actually be able to learn math i need a textbook and teacher who can start from.. before pre-alegbra and go at a

[aislin_the_elf]

Those accommodations don't sound unreasonable to me - they just sound like you need a different class. Maybe they can make a different intro class (you know, with a book and a teacher...) count as your necessary credit. Maybe they can give you a tutor and make it an independent study type thing... The least you can do is schedule an appointment to talk about it. <3