![]() That’s the long term you might recognize on someone’s school evaluation or private evaluation. So dyscalculia is a specific learning disability with an impairment in math. ![]() Hopefully I’m doing that correctly.Īmanda: Oh, yay. Happy to be here.Īmanda: Well, let’s just start at the beginning, because I know in our pre-interview, you had to teach me even how to say dyscalculia. Laura Jackson: Thank you for having me, Amanda. Perhaps you’ll recognize yourself or someone you know in our interview today. This math learning disability not only affects individuals in educational settings, but also impacts their everyday life when it comes to handling money, telling time, measuring quantities, and performing basic calculations. Though dyscalculia impacts about one in every 20 children and adults, it’s not widely recognized or understood. In her new book, Discovering Dyscalculia, she writes about her child’s struggle with numbers, their shared discovery of dyscalculia, and her family’s journey supporting their daughter in school and in life. I’m your host, Amanda Stubbert, and today we sat down with Laura Jackson. ![]() Amanda Stubbert: Welcome to the SPU Voices Podcast, where we tell personal stories with universal impact. ![]()
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