The definition of dyscalculia is a specific learning disability in math, which impacts the ability to access and apply mathematics skills to learning. But dyscalculia impacts more than just learning. It impacts an individual’s everyday life. One in every twenty persons worldwide is dyscalculic. Yet is is not yet very well recognized or understood.

signs or symptoms of dyscalculia

• Difficulty with numeric operations, especially subtraction, multiplication, and division

• Reliance on finger-counting even when peers are using more efficient strategies

• Trouble estimating, even small quantities

• Memory weaknesses, such as for number facts, such as multiplication tables

• Difficulty completing multiple steps in a problem, likely to lose track of steps in math problems requiring two or three steps

• Unable to reliably count backwards or skip count

• Confusion with directions such as left and right

• Slower processing speeds when engaged in math

• Trouble sequencing numbers, especially when not starting at one

• Not easily recognizing number patterns

• Confusion by all aspects of money

• Difficulty telling time and understanding time calculations

• Inability to subitize (see very small quantities and automatically know the quantity without counting)

• Lack of number-sense or a feel for numbers and what they represent

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