Dyscalculia

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Do you have it? I might. I'm terrible with math. The calculator comes handy.

dyscalculia is like dyslexia but with numbers instead of letters...do you transpose numbers alot? i do sometimes but not enough to be DXed as one

this should help you understand it better...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscalculia#Symptoms

Judging from the Wikipedia entry, I have some symptoms of dyscalculia but I'm not sure if I have enough to be diagnosed with it.

- Difficulty conceptualizing time and judging passage of time
- Difficulty checking change
- Difficulty with arithmetic tables and mental arithmetic
- Difficulty telling right from left
- Difficulty judging distances
- Has a parent who performs math excellently
- Is a good writer

I just popped in to comment, but jeebus, I think I have that. Time to research.

I think I just hate math

# Frequent difficulties with arithmetic, confusing the signs: +, −, ÷ and ×.
# Difficulty with everyday tasks like checking change and reading analog clocks.
# Difficulty with multiplication-tables, and subtraction-tables, addition tables, division tables, mental arithmetic, etc.
# May do fairly well in subjects such as science and geometry, which require logic rather than formulae, until a higher level requiring calculations is obtained.
# Difficulty with conceptualizing time and judging the passing of time. May be chronically late or early.
# Particularly problems with differentiating between left and right.
# Might do exceptionally well in a writing related field- many authors and journalists have this disorder
# Difficulty navigating or mentally "turning" the map to face the current direction rather than the common North=Top usage.
Having particular difficulty mentally estimating the measurement of an object or distance (e.g., whether something is 10 or 20 feet (3 or 6 metres) away).
#Difficulty keeping score during games.
# Low latent inhibition, i.e., over-sensitivity to noise, smell, light and the inability to tune out, filtering unwanted information or impressions. Might have a well-developed sense of imagination due to this (possibly as cognitive compensation to mathematical-numeric deficits).
# Mistaken recollection of names. Poor name/face retrieval
#Difficulty in activities requiring sequential processing, from the physical (such as dance steps or sports)

Those are the ones I fit. I probably have it but have never been diagnosed. I seem to be able to comprehend higher maths better than basic maths (switching symbols, basic calculation etc are what trip me up)

me? i can do simple math, though i've been managers before--money i can do! lol

i never could memorize formulas, multiplication table, etc... i still cant do long division and i never made it to algebra, calculus, or trig....the whole time i was in scholl i never made it out of what they called "remedial pre-algebra" (special ed for math)

in 9th grade i took one of those standardized tests (it was called CAT test back in the day) and it gives you a breakdown on you strengths and weaknesses

my scores were:
Math- i operated at a 5th grade level

Reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary-- i operated at a 2nd year in college level!

DISCLAIMER: i am an awful at typing, i just type...written things, i use all grammar rules

Oh my yes!

I carry a calculator in my purse and have no shame in taking it out to do calculations others do in their heads.

I have difficulty remembering left from right and must point with my hands to get it right, using the mnenomic "I write with my right hand" so I know which hand to point.

In school I perfected the art of secretly counting on my fingers and toes by minutely wiggling them (and wiggling my toes in my shoes) to keep my place.

I'm hopeless with maps and must spin them round every time I go around a corner. I used to get horribly lost but now have a GPS.

Nonetheless I am just fine at understanding scientific concepts (except physics, which relies heavily on math) because many concepts do not mandate knowledge of mathematical formula to understand.

I can't rmemeber mathematical formula.

I would be truly disabled but technology has come to the rescue in the form of calculators and GPS.

I have every single symptom posted.

I posted a thread earlier with no replies
Can Dyslexics and or Dyscalculia(whats the plural) people read sheet music
I have trouble with it but Im not Dyslexic
And I am pretty sure I dont have Dyscalculia

Oh wow, I've always been embarrassed by horrible ability at anything number related... Maybe this has something to do with it, I'll look deeper. Thanks for posting this, it gives me another option than just being completely stupid.

I don't think I have dyscalculia. Although math never was and never will be my best subject, I am still able to perform basic mathematical functions (even though I do use a calculator often, anyway), count change, and tell time.

I'm pretty sure that I have dyscalculia. I didn't even know it existed until about a month ago. I've always been awful with numbers, and fit most of the symptoms of dyscalculia. I always hated maths at school. I struggled so much, but I continued to push myself to be a high achiever in it, because otherwise it would be pretty much the only subject that I wasn't a high achiever at (other than things like art, P.E., D.T, music etc which I never really took that seriously as I was awful at them and knew that I was going to drop them at the end of year 9 anyway).

My father is really good at maths and helped me so much with my homework and preparation for maths exams. I worked my ass off last year and scraped an A grade at GCSE. Although it was my lowest grade, it was probably the one I was the most proud of. It proves that my problems with maths could be negated to some extent, as long as I studied hard enough and found my own ways around the brick walls that seemed to crop up in my head in most of the topics that we did. It was probably one of the most taxing things I have done in my life so far, haha. It was worth it, though.

Needless to say, I am so glad to be rid of that horrible subject xD

What if only 3/4ths of the questions apply? (Yes, fractions work fine for me, but other arithmetic not so much - fractions are just modular thinking, in my brain, so not qualifying as arithmetic - weirdo brain)

What do you think? Dyscalculia, or something else?

Yes
-Frequent difficulties with arithmetic
-Inability to comprehend financial planning or budgeting, sometimes even at a basic level; for example, estimating the cost of the items in a shopping basket or balancing a checkbook
-Difficulty with multiplication-tables, and subtraction-tables, addition tables, division tables, mental arithmetic, etc.
-Difficulty with conceptualizing time and judging the passing of time. May be chronically late or early
-Difficulty reading musical notation (even though I play violin)
-Might do exceptionally well in a writing-related field — authors and journalists are more likely than average to have the disorder
-Difficulty navigating or mentally "turning" the map to face the current direction rather than the common North=Top usage
-Often unable to grasp and remember mathematical concepts, rules, formulae, and sequences
-Inability to concentrate on mentally intensive tasks
-Low latent inhibition, i.e., over-sensitivity to noise, smell, light and the inability to tune out, filtering unwanted information or impressions.
-Mistaken recollection of names. Poor name/face retrieval.
-Might have a well-developed sense of imagination due to this (possibly as cognitive compensation to mathematical-numeric deficits)
-Particularly problems with differentiating between left and right (yes, but got MUCH better after playing rugby for three years)

No
- Difficulty with everyday tasks like reading analog clocks (modular systems are intuitive)
- May substitute names beginning with same letter.
- Having particular difficulty mentally estimating the measurement of an object or distance (e.g., whether something is 10 or 20 feet (3 or 6 meters) away).
- Inability to visualize mentally (I can turn any 3D object about in space in my head, and then draw it...)

Is that dyscalculia?

I have the symptoms of it but I was told that was part of dyslexia along with my dysgraphia symptoms.