Can someone have dislexia and struggle only with numbers and not letters, or more with numbers than letters?

Question

for example, can someone have a hard time (harder than normal standars) understanding only math, or whrn understood, always come up with wrong numbers, even when thought that they were right, and when checking back the exercises' answers not now where they came from or how did i get those numbers?

Answer 1

The problem with math is called dyscalculia:
http://www.dyscalculia.org/

One misunderstanding about dyslexia is that it is a perceptual problem. Research has refuted this view.

"Although the perceptual centers in the brain invert the scene reported to it by the optic nerve, they cannot invert some small portion of that scene. If, for example, a person looks out the window onto a beautiful panorama of mountains, trees, and greenery, it is not possible for him to see one tree in an inverted position while all the rest of the landscape is right side up . . . . The perceptual center cannot interpret all of a page as right side up but leave one small word such as was or saw upside down and backward."

Brown, D. A. (1982). Reading diagnosis and remediation. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

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Answer 2

Dyslexia means the inability to learn to read. A similar term, for a math disability is Dyscalculia. For the most part, people experiencing math difficulties (discalculia) often have a form of visual processing difficulties. In some cases, difficulties in math stem from sequencing difficulties. Math depends on a set of procedures that must be followed in a sequential manner, so this too can relate to memory deficits. Those experiencing difficulty remembering things will have difficulty remembering the order of operations to be followed or the specific sequence of steps to be taken to solve a math problem.

Some ways to deal with this are to use manipulative's and graphic organizers so that you can remember the steps of a math operation. And of course, there is always a calculator, which is perfectly legitimate to use.

Answer 3

Absolutely - numbers and letters are interpreted in different areas of the brain. While I am not technically dyslexic, I do really have to watch my work with numbrs when I am stressed, ill or tired. The numbers will repeat endlessly or I will reverse them, add more zeroes, etc.
Just be patient with yourself and be sure to take time AWAY from the spreadsheet! Good luck!

Answer 4

I absolutely believe so, in fact that is my problem i can read words, but numbers watch out! i switch numbers all the time and math has been a problem for me ever since kindergarten.

Answer 5

yes some dislezia only deals with numbers. It's a more rare form, but it does exist

Answer 6

Check your library for a book called Overcoming Dyslexia. It really explains it thoroughly.

Answer 7

yep, i knew a girl in High School who only got numbers messed up.

Answer 8

dyslexia involves letters
dyscalcula involves numbers

Answer 9

It's called dyscalcula. You can be fine with reading and writing and still have this. Get tested.

Answer 10

It wouldn't be dyslexia...