Is dyscalculia an autism spectrum disorder?

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Does anyone know if dyscalculia is an autism spectrum disorder?

I know it is like dyslexia but with numbers and is quite rare and that is all I know really.

Dyscalculia itself is distinct from autism. It is certainly possible for both to occur, and I am not aware if having one condition increases (or decreases) the likelihood that you will have another.

The few sources I've seen seem to suggest that dyscalculia is far more common than all varieties of autism combined, although I can't say I've ever looked into the topic more than as a passing curiosity.

Where did you get the erroneous belief that dyscalculia is "rare"? Actually, dyscalculia is more common than dyslexia. Also, anyone can be affected
by dyscalculia and not necessarily have an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

In many research studies of individuals with Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders, many appear to excel in math.

Someone told me that. That is why I am asking about it on this forum because I don't know anything about it and am unsure where to find the reliable information.

Just goes to show, you shouldn't believe everything you hear

Dyslexia is beginning to be recognised more as a specific learning disability these days. It's still somewhat unknown though, because while most people have heard of dyslexia at some point, they don't know that those who're awful at arithmetic and maths aren't necessarily stupid but that such people can have this particular LD even while being gifted at everything else.

It can be. I have found through extensive reading that anything that is neurological can have a link to autism. That is, people with autism have a higher incidence of any of these neurological conditions, like dyscalculia, dyslexia, dysgraphia, ocd---even lazy eye.

Thank you for that.

I am particularly interested because there is a whole line of Asperger's Syndrome running right down from my parents, to myself and one of my children with another child seemingly clear of anything, however, it now looks like the other child has dyscalculia, so not so free of neurological problems after all.

I have dyscalculea and mild dyslexia.

I might suggest getting that checked out too then.

I don't quite know what anyone would do for it. I have dealt with that stuff my whole life...one learns to cope after a while.

dyscalculia is a learning disablility, not an ASD, and you can have one without the other or have both.

No, but it's a learning disability.

I think I may have it, but only my Asperger's was diagnosed officially. Math was always the toughest subject for me, no matter how hard I worked at it.