One would think that things would have changed dramatically since this book was published in 2003 but unfortunately, many of the situations in this book, continue to be experienced by parents and children today. The description of her mother’s efforts to get her daughter the services she needed, and teachers who meant well but didn’t understand what a learning disability was, are all relatable to parents and teachers of students with learning disabilities. Even though she has the specific learning disability of Dyscalculia, her experiences are similar to those who experience dyslexia and other learning disabilities. As I read this memoir, I found myself underlining passages that I could relate to. This was my first introduction to the struggles of Dyscalculia. Here was an intelligent, college educated woman, who could not tell time or understand money. Many years ago I heard Samantha Abeel speak at the Learning Disabilities Association of America’s annual conference in Chicago. This is how we begin our journey into the experiences of Samantha Abeel, and her memoir, My Thirteenth Winter.
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