Dyscalculia Blog was founded to raise awareness of dyscalculia and other maths learning differences. The blog offers information and resources to empower dyscalculics, parents, teachers, students, therapists, and anyone struggling with numbers.
We are looking to bring together scientific research and personal experience in the blog’s articles to both inspire and inform our readers. Feedback and questions are most welcome. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have something on your mind!
Dyscalculia Support Group is the other focus of Dyscalculia Blog: we want readers to be able to talk to each other, help each other out, and benefit from each other’s knowledge. The Dyscalculia Support Group allows members to exchange viewpoints and share resources in a private safe space. The blog posts include moderated comment sections to further discussion on the topics of the day. Please join us in sharing your own experiences with dyscalculia or other maths learning differences.
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I have known of my ADHD issues the last 20 yrs but just learned about Dyscalculia!
I am jumping up and down for joy…that my whole life NOW makes sense! Yet have many questions and looking for others who are struggling with making life work with our limitations.
Hi Leslie,
Thanks for the comment! I’m glad discovering dyscalculia has helped you, if you would like to talk to others with dyscalculia try our Dyscalculia Support Group on Facebook.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
James
I’ve struggled with this issue for many , many years. I had no idea there was a name for it. It’s really embarrassing but somehow I feel better knowing I’m not the only one with this issue.
My 14 yeas daughter has dyscalculia. It is very long and hard road for her and me. We do not have a lot support at school. Next month I have meeting with the school with her math teacher and learning support. I am looking for any advise how I can help her and how I should convince the teachers to give her the right support. For any advise I will be thankful.
Hi Jowita,
Thank you for your comment.
Has your daughter received a full diagnosis report from a specialist or pediatrician? Having this report can really help your case in gaining support for your child from the school, it can also help you and the maths teacher understand exactly what support she needs. This article, Dyscalculia: After The Diagnosis, should contain the information your after.
I hope this helped 🙂
Thank you for the great resources on this blog! I wish this LD was more commonly known when I was growing up. I’m glad if teachers and parents can learn about it now, to save lots of kids years of heartache and stress.
Hi Gaylene,
Thank you for the comment! We try our best and provide what we can with our blog 🙂
We’re hoping that we can spread the awareness as much as possible and one-day dyscalculia will be as widely acknowledged as dyslexia.
Hi I am mother of 14 year old diagnosed with mild dyscalculia and moderate dyslexia. My son is not able to do word problems pls share some tips
Hi Ruchi,
I would recommend joining our Dyscalculia Support Group on Facebook if you can as its full of professionals, teachers, parents and adults with dyscalculia who are full of amazing tips on how they have approached their dyscalculia.
It is also worth looking at the software from Dybuster – here https://dybuster.com – like Calcularis, as it promotes the development and coordination of areas of the brain responsible for processing numbers. Also they have Orthograph for those with Dyslexia 🙂
Heya.
This is my story in order to tell here. I feel like dyscalculia is better understood now. Try doing a assessment online first. There is a free assessment tool to try out. There is a talking clock you can order to use if you cannot tell the time at all. I used to rely on colour and shapes in math lessons. Best wishes. Whenever I go somewhere new I look for a lamp post. I’d recommend that.
Or I see if I can find a few houses. If I cannot then I try to make a note of my location in question here. Alternatively if I’m lost I ask for directions or request a colourful map. I like to use a compass from time to time as well. In terms of following a basic recipe this is what I tend to do.
I typically depend on my sense of smell first of all. I edit the recipe so that it includes words and pictures instead of numbers. If times are included I write them out in sentences. For example the other week I decided to make some pizza for my dinner on one afternoon. For dates I use this technique. I copy out the date using words to help me. Or I use colours.
I cannot read a bus timetable at all. It is one of my few weaknesses. Nor can I do oral sums. I have a really poor sense of direction. Counting up and down without my fingers is hard work for me. I used to have a number square and number line. Number shark didn’t help me out that much either. I stopped using it.
I immensely find arithmetic very hard even as a working adult. So I don’t really bother with it. Rather I write a math problem out using words and I hope for the best. I easily lose track of time. I’m good at art and literature however. I can barely remember my own phone number and cannot memorise a hard number sequence. I can’t do challenging math. Coins are somewhat useless. I carry a few with me at all times in any case. I’ve got a meeting to discuss options for coping well.
I have no math anxiety though. I have moderate dyscalculia. My spelling and reading is good. If I’m heading out to a new place I use my brain. I can sing out well. I keep a address book and write down any phone numbers as words. That helps. Seriously.