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Dyscalculia -dys means difficult calculia means calculation.
It is defined as leaning disability which affects the child's ability to understand, learn and perform maths and calculations.
It is also called specific learning disability with mathematics.
Symptoms-
During school
Difficulty in recognizing numbers
Delay in learning counting, 1, 2, 3.....
Difficulty in matching number with word like matching 4 with four or matching 1 with one, etc
Difficulty in remembering sequence of numbers
Lose track when counting 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 91, 92, 93........
Need visual help like finger to count or some toy for counting
Difficulty with leaning addition, substraction, tables etc.
Difficulty with word problems in maths.
Outside the school
Difficulty in remembering numbers like phone number, house number, passwords, pins, etc.
Difficulty with money concepr such as count changes, calculating the cost of things, counting bills, etc.
Difficulty with calculating distances
Strugle with remembering directions
Difficulty in telling time, reading clock