What does having dyscalculia entail?

Poor numeracy, getting lost when I try to go places without gps, inability to learn dance choreography, losing track of spending, poor sense of time

Do you have other related conditions

No

How “extreme” are your symptoms

Moderate

On a scale of 1 to 10, how much impact does dyscalculia have on your life?

6

How does dyscalculia affect your day-to-day life?

Have to do all arithmetic

What was it like growing up with dyscalculia?

Nobody understanding why the “gifted child” can’t do long division

Before you were diagnosed, how did you feel about the symptoms you experienced?

Haven’t received official diagnosis, but before learning the name I just felt like my brain was broken

When did you realize that you had dyscalculia? How did you feel knowing that there was a word for what you had?

It felt elating that something could explain everything I had been experiencing, even seemingly unrelated things

Is there anything you do that helps manage your dyscalculia?

I’ve basically formed my life to make it so I don’t have to do arithmetic, and my therapist helps me with my money saving goals

Can you recall any big moments in your life that was shaped by having dyscalculia?

Being first put into and then taken out of “advanced” classes in elementary school was a blow

What positive things do you think having dyscalculia has given you?

I like to think it somehow explains my talents with language and music but I’m not sure if it can