Dyscalculia

Dyscalculia can make working with numbers difficult.

Dyscalculia is a specific and persistent difficulty with numbers that affects about 6% of people.

It impacts things like:

• telling and managing time

• estimating how long things take

• understanding percentages

• remembering things and facts related to numbers

• attending a meeting or catching a flight on time

• counting money and withdrawing the right amount of money from the bank

In this video you can learn about 10 Dyscalculia Symptoms in Adults. Video by Cindy Lumpkin.

Dyscalculia also affects someone’s working memory. It impacts everyday things like remembering pin numbers, items on a shopping list or following instructions.

If diagnosed early enough, younger people can be supported with interventions that break maths down into manageable chunks, using different ways of learning.

(Sources: Accessible Numbers Project & British Dyslexia Association)

Want to learn more?

• British Dyslexia Association: What is dyscalculia?

• Gov.UK: “Designing for people with dyscalculia and low numeracy”

• Accessible Numbers Project: tips for presenting numbers and data clearly

• Safe Spot: What it’s like living with dyscalculia

• Video: “The Struggle With Dyscalculia, Spending and ADHD (ft. Stacey Machelle)”

• Understood.org

• National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)