Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia is a math-related learning disability. It comes from the Greek and Latin for
“counting badly”.
People affected have problems with basic math and sequencing.
Dyscalculia
is similar to dyslexia, but less common and lesser known. It is estimated that 3% of the
world’s population is dyscalculic.
It affects males and females equally, and spreads across all IQ ranges. It is not completely known what causes
dyscalculia- whether it’s neurological, hereditary or something else
entirely.
There
are about 50 different types of dyscalculia, and various degrees of it. For example, there is procedural
dyscalculia and number-fact dyscalculia, both of which deal with specific areas
of the brain. However, there are
many common symptoms. People with
dyscalculia have little or no understanding of math concepts, poor long term
memory, are often bad with money or checkbooks, and have no sense of time
management. However, many people
with dyscalculia are extremely gifted in other areas, such as language, art,
poetry, or writing.
Lately,
Dyscalculia has been becoming more widely known and accepted. It is easy to get tested and diagnosed,
and help is becoming more readily available.
Created by Kate Greene