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Problems with numbers
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I believe that there is a something like dyslexia, but with numbers rather than letters. Sufferers have a problem remembering numbers, getting them in the right order, adding up etc.
What is it called please?
What is it called please?
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My eldest son was diagnosed with this problem when he was 12 or 13, by a peadiatric specialist, but his school did not take any notice nor did they allow for it in his classes.
i have often wondered if i did not have the same or similar thing, as i look at numbers as just numbers, i cannot relate them to each other except as patterns. i am able to add up very quickley using tricks i picked up when i tried to resit my o level maths about 15 years ago.
My son is 28 this year and still has problems, recently he had to lay some loft insulation and waqs told to lay one thickness first and then the other thickness on top, but his boss just told him the mm measurements of thickness, and he was completely confused. he did the job the wrong way round which seems a silly thing but he says the use of the numbers threw him.
i have often wondered if i did not have the same or similar thing, as i look at numbers as just numbers, i cannot relate them to each other except as patterns. i am able to add up very quickley using tricks i picked up when i tried to resit my o level maths about 15 years ago.
My son is 28 this year and still has problems, recently he had to lay some loft insulation and waqs told to lay one thickness first and then the other thickness on top, but his boss just told him the mm measurements of thickness, and he was completely confused. he did the job the wrong way round which seems a silly thing but he says the use of the numbers threw him.
Kempie has provided the correct answer but the condition is also simply known as 'numeric dyslexia'.
When I first started teaching I had a lad in my class who had problems with placing numerals in the correct order. (e.g. he'd read '375' as '753' or similar). In his case, the cause was almost certainly a physical injury. (He'd had an accident where a pen knife had penetrated his eye and damaged part of his cerebral tissue). Despite that, I managed to successfully guide him through his O-level maths exam. I was a bit concerned as to how he'd cope with reading the quantities of ingredients when he went on to train as a chef, but I've met him since and he seems to have found strategies to help him with his problem.
Chris
When I first started teaching I had a lad in my class who had problems with placing numerals in the correct order. (e.g. he'd read '375' as '753' or similar). In his case, the cause was almost certainly a physical injury. (He'd had an accident where a pen knife had penetrated his eye and damaged part of his cerebral tissue). Despite that, I managed to successfully guide him through his O-level maths exam. I was a bit concerned as to how he'd cope with reading the quantities of ingredients when he went on to train as a chef, but I've met him since and he seems to have found strategies to help him with his problem.
Chris
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