One of the most common types of learning difficulties that exists and that affects approximately three million people in Spain, having an impact on both their academic and daily lives. Dyscalculia is considered a learning disability that is directly related to the ability to understand, learn and perform mathematical operations. It is usually diagnosed at an early age, since it is frequently detected during school years, and does not disappear. That is, people with dyscalculia must learn to live with it and prevent it from becoming an obstacle in their lives.
There are different signs that warn about cases of dyscalculia. One of the most common has to do with difficulty recognizing numbers or connecting numerical symbols with their words or concepts. In addition, those who have it need to spend more time than usual learning to count and tend to get lost when counting. All of these are feasible reasons to suspect a possible case of dyscalculia.
During the school years, the symptoms of dyscalculia are usually perceived. The Child Mind Institute points out that children with this learning difficulty are not able to estimate how long it will take them to complete a task, just as it will be difficult for them to keep up with the pace of the class in the subject of mathematics, since they will experience difficulties when to learn basic functions, such as addition and subtraction. As well as understanding abstract concepts.
Even during adulthood they will perceive more problems related to numbers. A very common one has to do with remembering them in certain contexts. For example, memorizing the zip code in which the residence is located or telephone numbers. The same will happen with addresses.
On the other hand, they will experience various difficulties related to money. Both when paying and getting clear with the bills and coins and when calculating how much change is. Likewise if you have to split the bill. And in the case of estimating or getting an idea of what something may cost.
Two other aspects that people with dyscalculia often have problems with are distances and the difference between right and left. Firstly, judging the length of a distance will be difficult for them, as well as trying to predict how long it will take, approximately, to cover it. And secondly, they will constantly confuse left or right directions.
Watches can become a headache in the same way. And even to participate in certain games, since it is difficult for them to remember scores, follow a count or also function in the case of numerical strategies.
