It’s report card season and i wasn’t shocked when i saw Samuel’s result but seeing his class avearge got me thinking about Samuel’s journey into grade level math and how effortlessly it has been for him to catch up.
For back story, Samuel didn’t speak until well into grade 1 and because most of our school learning require language acquisition, Samuel didn’t really start catching up on pre-school learning (and beyond) until he acquired language. By the time he finished highschool, Samuel was technicaly in grade 5 for some core subjects (Math, English and science). For grade 9, Samuel took a lower level math and got somewhere in the 90s .. maybe 98.
When it was time to pick grade 9 courses, I discussed with the SERTÂ and they agreed with me to put him in grade 10 university. To our surprise, without studying, Samuel finished with either 89 or 90s. For grade 11, i could have put him in uni level Math but it was pointless because Sam will be going to College. Plus i was afraid that he may need help from me and Math and I are like divorced couple that can’t stand each other.:)
I got his mid term this week and Samuel got 96 or 94 with median of the class being 55 (I was the 55% in math child then and 55% in math adult..lol). Samuel never study for anything math at home. How he is able to catch up so quickly baffled me which is what got me into researching about individuals living life with autism and their possible extra gifts.
Is it possible that Samuel is Hypercalculia?
keep up the good work Samuel. We are proud of you. Mom, thanks for bringing hope to doorstep of parents who are thinking otherwise about their children. God in His infinite mercy will continue to surprise you beyond your expectations.
Wow! That’s amazing. Well done! This makes me so happy. Blessings. You may not be a Math expert but you sue ae a Mom expert.