I'm interested in finding out more about people's experiences of how autistic children learn maths. I'm wondering whether, for some of them, the dominant model of maths learning in mainstream schools (keep it real, very hands-on, practical maths, number lines, chunking etc) just doesn't work, and they might be better off with a more old-fashioned, abstract, numbers on the page sort of maths teaching.
I don't have any real evidence for this hunch, other than knowing one autistic 11 year old who has found old fashioned column addition much more logical than number lines etc, as well as the sense that all of those university mathematicians who are on the spectrum must have learnt maths the old fashioned way.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Here are some suggested organisations that offer expert advice on special needs.
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How autistic children learn maths
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