I Think My Daughter Has Numerical Dyslexia, Does Anybody Know The Symptoms And If There is A Cure?

Question

I Think My Daughter Has numerical dyslexia. Shes 12 Years Old And She Still Finds it Extremely Hard To Add Up Simple Sums Like 15 and 15! She Finds It Hard To Remember Number Sequences and Things she learnt In School. She's really intelligent Where Things like Art And English Are Concerned, But Scene As Shes So Good At Writing, When it Comes To Numbers She even writes Them backwards! I'm Dyslexic and so is my son and we both have ADHD too accompanied by it. Does anybody know whether its worth a test because the tests are a lot of money. And Also What are the actual symptoms and is there some sort of cure of something to keep it under wraps, because sometimes she comes home upset not being able to do the things that other children can and she says that she's so embarassed when teachers ask her questions out loud that she just simply cant do, Please can somebody help? Im quite worried!

Answer 1

Dyslexia invovles reading specifically, so there's no such thing as "numerical dyslexia." There is, however, a specific learning disability called dyscalculia that people often describe as "numerical dyslexia" because it's similar to dyslexia except that it effects arithmetic rather than reading and writing. Dyscalculia is definitely a very real learning disability. In addition to occuring as a developmental learning disability appearing in childhood, dyscalculia can be caused by injury to a specific region of the brain at any age (as can dyslexia), so no matter how many people try to claim it's just an excuse for not trying hard enough, it really does exist.

I think it's definitely worth having your daughter tested. Just as there are various modifications to improve accademic success for dyslexic students, there are similar modifications that can be made to accomidate dyscalculia. It would also help her self esteem a lot of she had a concrete reason to point to for why she has trouble with math. I know that for me it made a big difference to know that the reason that I couldn't read or spell as well as other kids my age was that I was dyslexic, rather than that I simply wasn't smart enough.

Also, talk to your daughter's teacher. If she's struggling with the class despite her best efforts, then at the very least he should stop asking her to solve problems in front of the class when she doesn't volunteer to do it. Once you have documention that she has a learning disability, then the school will have to make some accomidation for that, but in the mean time her teacher may still be willing to help.

Dyscalculia is similar to dyslexia in many ways. Dyslexia can impact math as well as reading and writing, in a lot of the same ways that dyscalculia does. My guess is that they probably involve similar abnormalities that may overlap quite a bit. There's definitely a strong genetic component to dyslexia, but it's not as simple as if you get the gene you have it, and if you don't then you don't. The brain is a complicated thing, and there are lots of factors besides genetics that influence it's development, and even at the genetic level, there are lots of different genes that interact with each other in all kinds of ways. Dyslexia isn't an all or nothing thing - there are lots of different symptoms, and people rarely have all of them. There's a wide range in severity, and in which particular symptoms occur. So it's quite possible that your daughter inhereted the same "dyslexia gene" that "caused" your and your son's dyslexia, but because of her other genes, the physiological conditions in your uterus while she was there, and her environment for the past 12 years, it ended up effecting math but not reading or writing. So the point is that I think that the family history of dyslexia probably makes dyscalculia a lot more likely.

Answer 2

I am mainly numerically dyslexic. I am from Scotland, alos where we have the NHS (lol).

But there is no known cuare, I was diagnosed when in my twenties (2' 0'zs)

That took me twenty minutes to come up with that.

I was good at chemical equasions and algebra and trig because it was symbol based, maybe if you asked her tiachers to do that
for maths, it will make more sense, ie. objects being used for in place of numbers ie. two bottle milk-one bottle milk=one bottle milk etc. you percieve it a different wy eyc.

Sorry I dont hv time to spell check it, when I do it is moore confusink.

Louie xx

Answer 3

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Answer 5

There are assessment centres where your child will be tested to see how things are going. However, you have to weigh up the options of 'labeling' your child with the stigma of having something wrong with them, but on the other hand, the child may feel significantly less stressed when they find out why they are experiencing these difficulties. Also you dont want your child to think... I cant do that, I have a problem with Maths, and be put off applying for jobs or even going out with friends; for example shopping, because it uses Maths. Your decision!

Answer 6

i have the same thing what i do is that i sit up front during math class and have a notetaker for me then after class i go over the math with my teacher (i'm in college and never have gotten past pre-algebra before) my mom's worried too wants me to go to the tutorial center every day even on weekends but it's not open on weekends. i also ask friends to help me with the math.

Answer 7

hello i have the same problem and last year i was finaly statemented dyslexic, i also have dyscalculier (number dyslexia) and dyspaxia(coordination) there is numerouse things u could try to help it it. i myself am undergoing the dore programme the best thing to do is get a test done to get it diagnosed then fgo from there

Answer 8

i got numerical dyslexia and i surprisingly did really good in math well harder math at least i would mix up munbers like 3452 i would mix up the numbers my dad has the same problem and he's a very successful buisnessman. it jus takes a lil more time to do math and stuff but it was jus frustrating at times

Answer 9

Can you talk to her teacher?
I understand you are worried but some children are great at English and poo at Maths, and vice versa.
With all due respect your family seems to live by labels, maybe your daughter is being affected by your attitude?
Try to relax a bit more and maybe your daughter will relax too.
As far as I understand it ADHD is not hereditary, a good teacher will help if your daughter is dyslexic.
Wish you all well. x

Answer 10

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