Struggling with Math: Could it be Dyscalculia?

How do I know if I have dyscalculia? I have always struggled with math way more than anyone else I know. I struggle to do any forms of math, basic or advanced. The only math I ever managed to somewhat understand was geometry and even then it was difficult. I can’t do simple adding in my head or anything more difficult than that. I didn’t know there was even a word for this kind of thing. I’ve always known there was something wrong with me when it came to math. Does anyone have any input or recommendations?

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Pastelchick979

1y ago

Mine was caught early on as a child. My math level is pretty much at the kindergarten level i have to have a calculator or using my fingers to count because i can't do it mentally. One thing I noticed is long row lists of numbers tend to mess me up they jumble to the point i misread them. One thing that helps me is slowly taking my time to process the math, using tools such as YouTube when I get confused, and reading the problem out loud to myself.

noodlesfordays

1y ago

I do not have any recommendations but I have all those symptoms as you it's really difficult to function sometimes but I did struggle with geometry but I was not as bad as other forms of arithmetic I did love geometry though ☺️

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