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Two stereotypes about us #Autistics is we like #PrimeNumbers and #EvenNumbers . I'm a “yes” and a “no”. (c.im)

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Two stereotypes about us #Autistics is we like #PrimeNumbers and #EvenNumbers. I'm a “yes” and a “no”.

I do like Prime numbers and Odd numbers:
* 17
* 13
* 7

17 is very special.
* 17 is the 7th Prime
* 1 is an odd number
* 7 is an odd number
* 17 is an odd number
* 1 + 7 = 8, although an even number, it symbolises infinity and eternity, and us #ActuallyAutistics

13 is also special.
* A Prime
* An Odd
* A Fibonacci number

And depending on whom you ask:
* The 8th Fibonacci number
* The 7th Fibonacci number

Ironically:
* The anniversary of my first romantic relationship was on: 1997-07-17. It was my first love who picked that, and she had no idea what my favourite numbers are.
* My height is 175 cm or 5'7.5" to 5'8.5" (depending on whom you ask).
* Favourite time of the day: 07:00 and 19:00 (7pm). 19 is the 8th Prime. (There's 8 again.)

And I'm #OpenlyAutistic. ^_^

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How about you? What two #Autism stereotypes is you and not you?

@autistics @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @autism

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (11 children)

@youronlyone @autistics @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @autism @pathfinder

The relationship between numbers and my brain is one of mutual dislike.

My brain doesn’t do them. I swear I don’t even know what numbers are. As a kid, I learned mental arithmetics like a poem. I recited it in every test, for every exercise. What I wrote was mostly correct, but time was always up before I had finished even half of it…
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (10 children)

@youronlyone @autistics @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @autism @pathfinder

maths was my poorest subject until we were allowed to use electronic calculators. Late 70s. And then suddenly, it became fun! I loved algebra so much. Being able to do maths with my good old friends: letters!

At that point, I chose maths as a favourite subject even. I loved how unambiguous and logical and elegant it was. Just don’t expect me to do numbers.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@youronlyone @autistics @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @autism @pathfinder

I can literally count to three, that’s it.

I’m very much a verbal thinker. I love learning languages. Drop me off somewhere and I’ll speak that language within three months, complete with proper local accent. No problem. Except for, of course, the numbers!🤣

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@youronlyone @nellie_m @pathfinder I've managed to learn French, and a little Russian. I can read out loud some text in either of those language, until I hit a number. In the case of Russian it's because numbers have case and I'm never quite sure which case the situation calls for. In French, it's because the way French treats the numbers 70-99 (and numbers that end in 70-99) is a regular clown show.

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