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Dyscalculia and Directions

Over at the dyscalculia forum, we’re all pretty bad at math.  That goes without saying. If we could do math we wouldn’t have dyscalculia. QED.

But there are a lot of non-math problems that tend to accompany dyscalculia. We have trouble conceptualizing time, reading maps, dancing, remembering sports plays, learning to read music, [...]

Dyscalculia and Doing Business by Phone

So, I’m trying to do business with a place that’s only open by appointment.  Fine.  They have a phone number, so I call it.  I’m hoping to make an appointment for the following day, which is a Sunday, to avoid Bay Bridge traffic on a weekday. I figure 24 hours notice should be plenty, if [...]

Proprioception Update

This has been sitting in my editing box for more than a month now.  Since it’s Dyscalculia Awareness Month, I figured it’s only appropriate that I dust it off and publish it.

Awhile back I wrote about a painful muscle strain I’d developed in my shoulder and neck area.  Like many dyscalculics, I have a poor [...]

March is Dyscalculia Awareness Month!

Over at the Dyscalculia Forum, we got to talking about World Dyscalculia Day.  World Dyscalculia Day, which falls on March 3rd (3/3, so we don’t get confused) has been a great thing — since 2008, people have made videos, written articles, created t-shirts, and gotten the word out to their local schools, districts, and universities [...]

Happy International Dyscalculia Day!

March 3rd is World Dyscalculia Day.  Celebrate by learning about this disorder, and helping to get the word out!

Dyscalculia is a math disability, similar to dyslexia. A lot of people joke about having “math dyslexia” without realizing that it’s quite real. In addition to effecting a person’s number sense and ability to [...]