I recently discovered the topic of twice exceptional children and as I was reading, a lot of the traits/symptoms seemed to fit me. Specifically, I'm wondering if I'm 2e with dyscalculia, and would greatly appreciate your thoughts.

I've always been terrible at math. (How terrible, you ask? My principal tried tutoring me once, to no avail.)

I've had tutors and all sorts of different workbooks, and the same thing seems to happen every time: I either don't get it at all, or I start to, and then when I try to do it again later, it's like I'm starting with a clean slate all over again, as I can't remember anything. No matter how hard I try to improve nothing seems to stick.

I also struggle with analog clocks, direction and directions, maps, money, etc.

When I was in kindergarten, I was in a pull-out reading program for what I'm assuming these days was for gifted kids. (They didn't tell me why I was being pulled out. I just remember it was only a few kids and I was always raising my hand.) It could have continued into first grade as well, but I'm not sure.

On my first day of kindergarten, I walked into the classroom and wondered why everything was labeled; I remember thinking to myself, "This is ridiculous! I know what it is, how to spell it, and how to read it."

After that, I was in fourth grade before my reading abilities were actually tested, after which they found that I was reading on a seventh grade level, with full comprehension.

I have distinct memories of looking up from my completed reading assignments to find out I was the only one done. I felt like a freak. My reading speed has tested at over 1k per minute.

My parents never pushed me to read. My mom simply showed me a book one day and I just took off.(Would I be considered a self-taught reader?)

I went through books quicker than my parents could keep up, and still do.

Now, I study aikido and my instructor is constantly asking me if I have a photographic memory because my learning speed is so far ahead of the other students.

Does this sound like someone who could be 2e? Thank you for your time.