You’ve always struggled with numbers — not just complex math, but basic arithmetic, telling time on analog clocks, handling money, or keeping track of quantities. You’ve been told you’re “just not a math person,” or perhaps you’ve chalked it up to laziness or poor concentration. But for many adults, the underlying cause is dyscalculia: a neurodevelopmental learning disability that specifically affects the ability to process numerical information.

Dyscalculia is often called the “forgotten learning disability” — far less recognized than dyslexia, yet affecting approximately 3–7% of the population. In adults, it frequently goes undiagnosed, leaving people managing its impacts without ever having a name for what they experience.

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When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, educators quickly asked whether students would use artificial intelligence to cheat, learn or simply get through homework more efficiently. Evidence is beginning to point toward a troubling answer: Many students appear to be completing assignments faster while learning less from them.

This conclusion comes from one of the largest studies of how generative AI is changing student behavior and academic skills. Sina Rismanchian, a doctoral student at the University of California, Irvine, partnered with researchers at McGraw Hill to analyze millions of student interactions with ALEKS, an online math platform used by more than four million students a year, from fifth grade through college. 

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