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Dyscalculia is a severe form of maths learning difficulties

Characteristics seen in people with dyscalculia may include are:-

• Long term difficulties with maths since the learner was young.
  
  
• Difficulties with understanding and using numbers flexibly, fluently and efficiently
  
  
• Difficulties are in maths but may not affect subjects like English which do not involve numbers.
  
  
• Lack of an intuitive understanding of numbers and simple number concepts, for example the value that a number represents
  
  
• Lack of a fundamental understanding of how numbers relate to each other, for example 5 + 3 = 8, so 8 – 5 = 3 (flexibility of number). Young children may have difficulties recognising small quantities (up to 5) without counting. Older learners may over-rely on counting in ones.
  
  
• Learners rely on following procedures which they may not understand, rote learning and simple ways of working out answers like counting on their fingers.
  
  
• Extreme difficulties spotting patterns in numbers (for example odd and even numbers) and making connections (for example 2, 12, 22, 32…) .
  
  
• High levels of maths anxiety.