Dyscalculia affects 4-7% of the world population, recognised for decades by the World Health Organisation - WHO and the DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disabilities. Yet in Australian schools today, while we recognise a child may not be able to read and can be diagnosed as Dyslexic, there is no specific testing for children who cannot grasp mathematical concepts easily. The term Dyscalculia is not well known or even recognised by our educators. https://sites.google.com/site/mathdyslexia/
A well known quote by Albert Einstein sums up a lot of how a Dyscalculia sufferers feel it comes from Famous Quote on Quotations Book - "Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't count, really count." - by Einstein, Albert
Albert Einstein himself many believe suffered from Dyslexia and Dyscalculia.
Oooh I love a good fact and you've given me several! Thanks Kathryn and thanks for registering! Great to see you up here and already prolific :) I'm off now to read your other posts. Well done!
ReplyDeleteOh and thought you might like this :) http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/09/dear-professor-einstein-girl/
ReplyDeleteThanks Felicity, love the site will sign up!
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Kathy