People whom suffer from a learning disability appear as normal individuals that's why they are referred to as, "hidden disabilities." These types of disability's can challenge the individual's ability to process problems such as reading, writing, or math. Most people assume that a learning disability only impacts the individuals academically, but this is not true. They can also cause problems in life with building relationships, time management, organization, memory, and attention span. I will be taking a deeper glance into dyscalculia, which involves the person's ability to learn and understand numbers and math concepts. This essay will cover what dyscalculia entails, how the brain is involved and what some possible interventions there might be. .
Dyscalculia comes from the Greek and Latin words, "dys," and, "calculia," meaning to count badly. This is not to be confused with people who say they are simply, "bad at math." Victims of dyscalculia can't solve basic math problems such as 10+6 and this is because they don't have the ability learn arithmetic or to comprehend math symbols; they may also struggle with relating numbers to sizes. An example would be if you were to ask someone with dyscalculia to count up from 70 in tens they might say, "70, 80, 90,100," then jump to, "200, 300." They don't have any concept of the representation of numbers or how they correlate with each other. Unfortunately dyscalculia doesn't get as much publicity or awareness as some other learning disabilities however, according to the article, "Dyscalculia: From Brian to Education," it is estimated that five percent to seven percent of the population is suffering from this disorder. Learning disorders such as dyscalculia can continues into adulthood and with very little funding available for the research of these disorder there is not much knowledge to suggest this as a delay or a deficit.
