I have had 8 concussions in my life. Two of them quite serious. And one of the things that has happened as a result of this is somewhere around concussion 6 or 7... I just. Stopped seeing numbers right. And I can't do math anymore. I have, for all intents and purposes, dyscalculia. - ThreadSky

senskeepai.bsky.social • 1 day ago

I have had 8 concussions in my life. Two of them quite serious. And one of the things that has happened as a result of this is somewhere around concussion 6 or 7... I just. Stopped seeing numbers right. And I can't do math anymore. I have, for all intents and purposes, dyscalculia.

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senskeepai.bsky.social•1 day ago

But I used to actually be very very good at math and the reflex has not waned despite the fact that I can't read or distinguish numbers like I used to at all. There was a time I did math in my head for fun. Long division and multiplication. Now uh. Now I can't reliable do simple addition

senskeepai.bsky.social•1 day ago

And subtraction but some part of my subconscious has still not accepted this which leads to me very frequently doing math Confidently Wrong all the fucking time.

I count on my fingers a lot these days and when saying D&D I just had to come to a place of acceptance that it was simpler and faster to

senskeepai.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ask the people around me "What's 18 + 3" and let them do it for me, rather than fear looking stupid because I just can't do that like I used to. But I remember being able to once.

I have slowly been able to figure out workarounds via memorization and different kinds of visualization but it takes me

senskeepai.bsky.social•1 day ago

Twice, sometimes three times as long to solve a simple math problem than the people around me. And that used to be a point of embarrassment for me but we are UNLEARNING SHAME in this house.

I am disabled in a variety of ways and that's just a fact of life. Coming to accept them as traits that hold

senskeepai.bsky.social•1 day ago

No moral value has been a long journey for me and one I still struggle with. But being able to announce "Yeah I can't do math but I forget that sometimes so don't trust my numbers" with nonchalance or confidence or a sense of humor is something I'm trying to apply to all my disabilities.

senskeepai.bsky.social•1 day ago

Saying "Yeah I can't do that" and expressing what adjustments other people should make in their expectations for me doesn't need to come with a heavy dose of shame or embarrassment. I'm just different. God Nerfed Me. I'm still cool and funny and a worthwhile person. I'm trying to look at it like...

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