Can Abacus Learning Help Kids With Dyscalculia?

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Imagine watching your kid count on their fingers again and again because numbers just won’t stick. You’ve tried flashcards, apps, and extra tutoring, but nothing seems to help.

If this sounds familiar, your kid might be experiencing dyscalculia or significant difficulty with math.

But here’s the good news: research suggests that the right kind of early intervention—especially hands-on, visual methods—can make a real difference in how kids understand numbers—and how they feel about math.

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What looks like “ADHD forgetfulness” or “carelessness” might actually be Dyscalculia

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Planning Strategies in Students with Dyscalculia

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This study aims to evaluate a fundamental executive function, specifically the planning strategy, in third-grade primary students diagnosed with dyscalculia. Utilizing a case study approach, a deliberately chosen sample of five (5) students, ages 8 to 9 and identified with dyscalculia, was analyzed. For hypothesis validation, diagnostic subtests from the Zareki R battery and the complex Figure de Rey test were employed. The outcomes revealed the presence of significant planning strategy disorders among the dyscalculic students. In light of these findings, it is recommended that further research be conducted to explore executive functions, particularly the planning strategy, within dyscalculic student populations to enhance their academic resilience and address the educational challenges posed by dyscalculia

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He woke up one day and started counting. They said that he has hypercalculia.

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Hypercalculia is a rare developmental condition characterized by exceptionally heightened, precocious, or prodigious mathematical calculation abilities, particularly in mental arithmetic. Often associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and savant syndrome, it involves skills that far exceed the individual’s general intellectual functioning

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11 Behaviors That Seem Rude But Are Actually Signs Of Neurodivergence, According To Research

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There are many behviors our society typically considers to be rude, but for people whose brains are wired somewhat differently, these same actions may simply be what comes naturally. Traditionally, societal standards have been established by neurotypical people — meaning people whose brains “function in a similar way to most of their peers.” And what their standards fail to acknowledge is that there are many behaviors that may seem rude but are actually signs of neurodivergence.

We now know that somewhere between 15-20% of the world’s population is neurodivergent, with conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, autism, dyscalculia, and Tourette’s syndrome. For these individuals, some commonly disliked ways of being or speaking are far more comfortable than those society would consider more appropriate.

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