So What is Dyscalculia?

For a dyscalculic, numbers are problematic.

As an example, someone with this condition has no understanding that 3 chairs is the same number as 3 sweets or 3 cars.

The 'three-ness' of those 3 disparate groups of objects is meaningless to them.

Other challenges faced by those with dyscalculia include problems telling the time, counting money and attributing a value to it. This in turn makes it difficult to manage time and finances.

Another effect of dyscalculia is in being unable to tell left from right.

For those who struggle with numeracy skills life can be difficult in all domains.

There are the practical challenges presented by day to day living, in addition to the self esteem issues caused by the mis-perceptions of others.

Individuals with dyscalculia have been known to develop all manner of avoidance tactics so they may live their lives, as far as possible, in the absence of numbers. But, of course, as a long term solution, this is not practical.

So, Who Are We?