Fw: math and a very literal 9 yr. old.../Autistic, Teaching B randon's Math

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----- Forwarded Message -----To: autism-aspergers Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 2:25 PMSubject: RE: math and a very literal 9 yr. old...

I found with my daughter that using items (especially candy) to illustrate math works well. She is a very visual learner so having 3 M & M’s then taking them way will not only make sense, but my daughter is riveted on finding out how many candy’s she can eat etc so plays a LOT of attention. Also giving her money for chores has made her not only careful with her money, she can add up what she wants in her head to see if she has enough money for it. Math in action : )

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From: autism-aspergers [mailto: autism-aspergers ] On Behalf Of LynneSent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 1:13 PMTo: autism-aspergers Subject: math and a very literal 9 yr. old...

Hi everyone, I have always homeschooled our 6 kids, as of last year after moving across country, we put 2 in high school and last week 2 in middle school, I am left hs the youngest who will be 10 next month. She is very smart, loves to read and reads better than her big brothers, loves to memorize and is very neat and organized and creative, shes inbetween pdd and as, also has dysgraphia, sensory issues, epilepsy, lots of food sensitivities including a severe latex allergy, her brothers play with one elastic and she gets hives, shes so literal. In writing the problem " 3-3=0, she disagrees, her explanation is "if you have one three and take away one, theres really two threes so you are left with one three". Also, dates,calendars confuse her badly, she says "days don't come in squares". Ive given her her own little princess calendar to mark the days, it doesnt make sense to her at all.

Just wondering if anyone else is this literal? I am using Making Math Meaningful with her and lots of manipulatives, shes great to memorize but not able to apply or really understand. Thanks for your help! Lynne