Dyscalculia Challenges

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To begin, after a two-year lapse in my education, I have made the decision to return to school. Recently, I have found that I have a longing to resume my education. In this paper, I will describe my three biggest challenges in resuming my education and discuss my plans to overcome them. I would say my biggest challenge in returning to school is the fact that I suffer from non-epileptic seizures, of which a trigger has yet to be identified. My second biggest challenge is that I suffer from dyscalculia, a learning disability that makes learning mathematics as well as biology difficult, and finally my most minor obstacle is, while I have my permit and possess a vehicle, I am not currently a licensed driver, which, on occasion does possess some …show more content…
Dyscalculia is a learning disability which does make mathematics difficult for me. However, I have taken math classes in the past and found ways to overcome this obstacle, thus, I do not think it will pose a problem in my education. My post-traumatic stress disorder occurred because of a troubled childhood and extreme emotional abuse and lead to difficulty making decisions, extreme emotional outbursts, and a general withdrawing from society. All things considered, due to my strong faith in god, my belief that everything happens for a reason, and intensive therapy I was mostly able to overcome my PTSD and, if anything it has led to a strong passion to help others and will help me in my career as a social worker. On the rare occasion that I do have a flash-back, (It’s happened about four times total in the past decade) I always remember to breathe, focus, and find my way through without any long-term effects. While there is no cure for PTSD, I have found that I can find my way through even the worst attack and I doubt it will affect my education. Finally, as a result of my seizures and PTSD, while I have my permit and possess a vehicle, I am not currently a licensed driver. My mother refused to let obtain my license due to the fact that she wanted full control of my life and then, my PTSD lead to debilitating anxiety which prevented me from driving. By the time I had fully overcame my anxiety, my seizures had started and it is not legal to operate a vehicle with seizures. Consequently, I cannot say that being unlicensed has not presented challenges. For example, I have on occasion had to reschedule doctor’s appointments, missed events that I have wanted to attend, and in the past, had to reschedule on-campus
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