February 2012 Newsletter
Dyscalculia
Neurodiversity is about how our brains process information and how we think, as we can be wired differently. This includes concentration, language, sound, images, light, texture, colour, touch, smell, taste, perception, sequencing and movement.
Auditory Processing – How they process information efficiently from what they hear and slow processing information.
Numeracy – Difficulties and understanding of simple numbers which includes, money, telling the time, time keeping and basic numeracy skills.
Working / Short-Term Memory – How they remember things for a short time, events, times, dates and have difficulty holding on to several pieces of information without referring to notes.
No matter how intelligent men and women are they can still feel misunderstood and vulnerable.
Useful Links:
- Talk on Dyscalculia by professionals.
- Dyscalculia and Maths Learning Difficulties.
- The One Show Dr Sarah Jarvis looked at dyscalculia.
- Testing for dyscalculia.
Click to download a poster on Dyscalculia.