| Dyscalculia is a lesser known but a
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| | . Language acquisition like reading,
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| specific learning disability associated
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| | writing, speech and poetic ability is
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| with difficulties in Mathematics. These
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| | normal or accelerated. Good in areas of
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| difficulties normally vary from
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| | creative arts, geometry and science.
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| individual to individual. Reading
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| | Good in logic bad with formulas.
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| problems associated with Dyslexia
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| | . Difficulty in keeping track of time,
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| correspond to mathematical problems
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| | therefore, most often end up being late
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| associated with Dyscalculia. Individuals
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| | for appointments, problems with direction
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| who suffer from Dyscalculia are of normal
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| | that is left from right and north, south,
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| intelligence.
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| | west and east even if compass is
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| In Dyscalculia, Dys in Greek means
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| | available.
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| "badly" and Calculia in Latin means "to
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| | . Recollection of names and faces is
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| count" which adds up to "counting badly".
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| | poor.
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| Recent studies show that Dyscalculia is
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| | . Lose things easily and seem to be
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| genetically linked and not as originally
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| | absent minded.
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| thought to occur only in individuals who
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| | Some causes of Dyscalculia are:
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| had arithmetic disabilities owing to
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| | . To be good in mathematics one has to
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| specific regions of the brain being
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| | have the ability to be able to visualize
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| damaged. Today, some educational
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| | numbers and general maths situations.
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| specialists label individuals with any
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| | Weakness in Visual Processing is the most
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| sort of mathematical difficulty as having
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| | common cause of difficulty in
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| Dyscalculia, as this learning disability
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| | mathematics. Students with this learning
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| cannot be assessed reliably and has no
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| | disorder often mix up numbers mentally
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| clear-cut criteria.
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| | because they lack what it takes to
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| Some symptoms of Dyscalculia are:
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| | visualize numbers and therefore end up in
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| . Confusion between the multiplication,
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| | making "stupid mistakes".
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| addition, subtraction and division signs.
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| | . Sometimes owing to lack of
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| Difficulty in doing mathematical
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| | self-confidence, previous negative
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| calculations mentally like figuring
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| | experiences etc they develop a fear for
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| change due back. Unable to balance
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| | mathematics therefore leading to
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| checkbooks. . Difficulty in aligning
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| | Dyscalculia.
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| numbers into their proper columns and
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| | . Inability to remember formulas and
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| also may have spatial problems. .
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| | facts for mathematical calculations are
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| Difficulty in reading the time from
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| | often as a result of having difficulty in
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| analogue clocks.
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| | organization of detailed information or
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| . Difficulty in following activities,
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| | difficulty in sequencing.
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| which have sequences such as dance steps,
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| | Other causes are:
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| events of the past, rules of games,
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| | . Studies have also indicated that some
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| difficult in keeping scores during a
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| | hereditary or congenital disorders may
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| game. Loosing track of whose turn it is
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| | also be a cause but it is not known for
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| during games like cards or even board
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| | certain yet.
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| games.
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| | . Calculations made difficult owing to
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| . If there are two numbers, they find it
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| | reduction or disturbed short-term memory.
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| difficult to say which is larger of the
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| | . It can be due to either of these two
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| two and also they tend to confuse numbers
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| | factors or a combination of these two
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| that look similar, for instance, 8 and 3,
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| | factors.
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| 9 and 7.
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