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One thing I’ve noticed is a lot of people have a hard time counting the amount of time that’s passed. Like someone will be talking about something that happened in 2021 as “3 years ago”. And I would say I thought it was 2 and they’d answer “no, 2021, 2022, 2023. So 3 years ago”. I also had a friend who was pregnant who said she was 5 months pregnant in May when she got pregnant in January and would count the months the same way “Jan, feb, march, apr, may. So 5 months”. These people are very smart and some even have university degrees. Im wondering if this is a common thing dyslexics might find challenging, because I’d say it’s very common in people I know in my day to day life, and I wonder why.
And women often count that they're farther along in their pregnancy than they actually are. Pregnancy lasts 38 weeks, which is 8.5 months. (You get the first two weeks free. When you're two weeks pregnant you haven't even gotten pregnant yet)
But it's counted as 40 weeks which many women say is 10 months. And that's not dyslexia, it's a desire to move things along quickly. And also very confusing due date math.
And women often count that they're farther along in their pregnancy than they actually are. Pregnancy lasts 38 weeks, which is 8.5 months. (You get the first two weeks free. When you're two weeks pregnant you haven't even gotten pregnant yet)
But it's counted as 40 weeks which many women say is 10 months. And that's not dyslexia, it's a desire to move things along quickly. And also very confusing due date math.
In some cultures you are year 1 on the day you are born. Anything possibly related to that perspective?
For a lot of people I think it's a case of just rounding it out because they aren't interested in that level of precision. Let's say something happened in early Jan 21. We're now end of Jun 23. Unless there was a need for precision, I'd just round up to three years. And if it were Dec 21, I'd probably round down to 2 years. My wife in contrast gets all wound up on things like that and will spend several minutes counting years, months, weeks, and days. Interestingly she is dyslexic.
One other aspect playing into this is your age. As you get older the years sort of blend together.
One thing I’ve noticed is a lot of people have a hard time counting the amount of time that’s passed. Like someone will be talking about something that happened in 2021 as “3 years ago”. And I would say I thought it was 2 and they’d answer “no, 2021, 2022, 2023. So 3 years ago”. I also had a friend who was pregnant who said she was 5 months pregnant in May when she got pregnant in January and would count the months the same way “Jan, feb, march, apr, may. So 5 months”. These people are very smart and some even have university degrees. Im wondering if this is a common thing dyslexics might find challenging, because I’d say it’s very common in people I know in my day to day life, and I wonder why.
I don't think it has anything to do with dyslexia. A lot of people in my family are dyslexic and they understand numbers and counting, did not need extra help with that, though they might have trouble writing down what they know. It is laziness and a lack of care for accuracy, you on the other hand, are like me and want accuracy in everything. Let it go. Some of us were taught that time is counted based on days, and that May 15 is not one month from April 27. If it is dire that the count be accurate, by all means correct them, but if it doesn't matter, just let it go. Your pregnant friend has been told her due date and that is the important date for her.
For a lot of people I think it's a case of just rounding it out because they aren't interested in that level of precision. Let's say something happened in early Jan 21. We're now end of Jun 23. Unless there was a need for precision, I'd just round up to three years. And if it were Dec 21, I'd probably round down to 2 years. My wife in contrast gets all wound up on things like that and will spend several minutes counting years, months, weeks, and days. Interestingly she is dyslexic.
One other aspect playing into this is your age. As you get older the years sort of blend together.
Yep, according to my dad from the time you're born until you're 25 every year takes --- a year. From 26 to 40 only takes 7-8 years. From 41 to 50 only takes 3-4 years and you never even see 60. All of a sudden you're 70.
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