Published in 2005, My Thirteenth Winter is a memoir by Samantha Abeel that tackles the ways in which she has struggled with dyscalculia, a learning disorder that affects numbers and logical thinking. Abeel’s story is unusual because she is what is called a 2-E student, meaning “doubly exceptional.”. 5.0 out of 5 stars My Thirteenth Winter-a Review. Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2004. Verified Purchase. Samatha Abeel's autobiography should be read by every parent of a learning disabled child and by every teacher who has learning disabled children in the classroom.
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In this beautiful and chilling memoir, twenty-five-year-old Samantha Abeel describes her struggles with a math-related learning disability, and how it forced her to find inner strength and courage.Samantha Abeel couldn't tell time, remember her locker combination, or count out change at a checkout counter -- and she was in seventh grade. For a straight-A student like Samantha, problems like these made no sense. She dreaded school, and began having anxiety attacks. In her thirteenth winter, she found the courage to confront her problems -- and was diagnosed with a learning disability. Slowly, Samantha's life began to change again. She discovered that she was stronger than she'd ever thought possible -- and that sometimes, when things look bleakest, hope is closer than you think.