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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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