Dyscalculia, more than “bad at math”

When does being “bad at math” mean something more? For Lily, a Missouri teen with dyscalculia, math struggles go a lot further than math class. On this episode, we go inside Lily’s world and experience the unexpected challenges that pop up because of her math learning disability. Amanda and Lexi talk with expert Daniel Ansari about why dyscalculia is underdiagnosed. And they hear from parents who called in to share what math challenges are like in their family.  

Related resources

• Understanding dyscalculia
• 10 surprising ways dyscalculia impacts kids
• Math anxiety vs. dyscalculia: Comparing the signs
• Video: Why is dyslexia diagnosed more often than dyscalculia?
• What “I’m not a math person” means to me

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