Category Archives: Dyscalculia Overview

Sensory Processing Disorder

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In this episode of Breaking Down Mental Health, Dr. Hannah Reynard, a neurodevelopmental expert at Michigan Medicine, discusses sensory processing disorder (SPD) and learning disorders like dyspraxia, dyscalculia, and dyslexia. She breaks down how SPD affects sensory input, its subtypes, screening tools, and treatment options. Dr. Reynard also highlights the need for school accommodations and the challenges in diagnosing these conditions. Listen to the full episode for deeper insights.

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Coexisting of ADHD and other conditions like dyscalculia is often missed.

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ADHD often coexists with other conditions like dyspraxia and dyscalculia, but many professionals fail to recognise these additional challenges. Sarah highlights how a proper neurodiversity assessment can provide a clearer picture of a person’s needs.

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Non-right-handedness is more common across multiple mental health conditions

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People with mental or neurodevelopmental disorders are more likely to show non-right-handedness than those without these conditions, according to a second-order meta-analysis published in Psychological Bulletin.

Handedness—the tendency to prefer one hand over the other—is rooted in our biology and brain organization. Most people are right-handed, but left- and mixed-handed individuals comprise a significant minority. Handedness is shaped by both genetic and environmental factors, and emerges early in development, even prenatally. It is also associated with brain lateralization, especially in regions involved in language. Because some mental and neurodevelopmental disorders are also linked to altered brain asymmetry, researchers have suspected that handedness might reflect underlying neurocognitive differences relevant to these conditions.

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Explicit instruction is essential – especially for students with learning disabilities like dyscalculia

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In the latest episode of the Unlocking Dyscalculia podcast, Adrianne Meldrum sits down with Dr. Zach Groshell, author of Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching, to explore why direct, well-scaffolded teaching is essential—especially for students with learning disabilities like dyscalculia.

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6 ways to improve interventions for specific learning difficulties

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There is plenty of research around SLD – such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia – but teachers and schools need to be involved in the development of new approaches, says Gillian Stirton

A motivated corps of experts, developers, entrepreneurs and others create ways to combat the difficulties and downstream disadvantages that come with SLD such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia, or combinations of these.

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