Thinking in pictures

There are persons, autistic persons, known as savants, who can do complex calculations in their heads at a fantastic speed. This shows us just what the human brain is capable of. Most of us cannot compete at mathematical ability with such people. But these people, as autistics, have difficulty communicating. Can it be that the data processing our brains undertake to communicate inhibits our ability to perform maths? Well we have seen that the names we give to numbers affects our ability to do mental arithmetic, why would the way we think about numbers, in verbal, descriptive terms, not also affect our ability? This is why Puppet Maths teaches its pupils to think in pictures when doing maths. A picture says a thousand words. Thinking in pictures helps pupils perform mathematics. Those who stumble upon this technique go on to succeed at the subject, those that do not are handicapped. At Puppet Maths we want introduce all pupils to the techniques that help them succeed.