Many people with PANS and PANDAS seem to struggle with different subjects in school. Mine in particularly is Algebra and just regular math class. My mind just doesn’t click.
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Math is the absolute worst subject. No matter how many times I study or how many times I solve an equation on my own, I still never understand. I have found that the longer that I have went on with PANS, the worse I get at algebra and math. I first started noticing when I was bad at math in Kindergarten. I know it’s just kindergarten, but everyone in class new how to subtract and I needed someone else’s help in order to solve the problem. I cried that day and I never fully understood math. I always had to ask questions and I found that it just got worse as I got older.
I am now in the 8th grade, in algebra 1. I struggle a lot more and it gets hard a lot of the time. I have tried solving some of the equations and other problems, yet I still don’t understand. I am making an 82 in Algebra right now and that grade continuously changes. I have downloaded different apps that will show me how they solved the problem or equation, in order to understand step by step. I do get nervous that I’m not ready for my freshman year in geometry.
This summer I plan on studying Algebra and other math problems to fully understand. Until I can get my treatment and better at algebra, I will have to work harder and ask more questions.
-Egypt