Numbers

[beaton]

Do other people have trouble with numbers.Not maths as such but getting them in the wrong order. Like 'phone numbers ?

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This is likely to be a short-term auditory memory problem and is common among those with Dyslexia. I would be interested in strategies people use to help with this, some suggestions I have is: always keep a pad/pen near the phone; Trace the numbers (e.g. in the air or on a table/palm of your hand with your finger); Try to chunk the numbers into larger ones e.g. 23, 48 instead of 2, 3, 4, 8. I hope this answer is helpful to you.

[RATTER15]

I always really struggle with numbers, I cant remember my pin numbers or my own telephone numbers, if im counting a lot of coinage I always need to put money in lots of little stacks and then put them out of the way or their presence distracts me and I lose counts, if I have a handful of coins I will often have to count them 3 or 4 times before I get to count all of them. If Im counting tablets (I often need to for my work) they usually come 14 in a blister pack in 2 rows of seven, if I get two partly used blister packs it completely throws me, I will often have to count the 4 times, a little embarrassing sometimes as I have to be witnessed counting them which puts more pressure on me and more likely to make mistakes. If somebody gives my any detail about anything that contains a number, I will usually remember everything except the number.

You are not alone.

[mena]

I do it all the time mix numbers up ! ( it may not be short term auditory memory loss )

If you need to take a number down from over the phone ( as I had to when taking down medical results ) ask the person to repeat it as many times as you need to until your confident it is correct.

I often explained to the person I was speaking to that I mixed numbers up and was always given a kind response.

Hope that helps !

Mena

[ssgchester]

This is a little trick I came up with:

Here is a number Ill use: 1020.

Ok, it is one thousand twenty.

Instead of trying to recall it as this, I recall it as ten twenty.

For some strange reason people can remember numbers like this, but not in the other form.

Here is another: 1313.

Instead of one thousand three hundred thirteen, try

thirteen thirteen.

Good luck,hope this helps.

[beaton in reply to ssgchester]

Thanks.