Dyscalculia symptoms can look different depending on the age and developmental stage of an individual. Common symptoms of dyscalculia include:
- Difficulties understanding some mathematical concepts
- Difficulties with sequencing and pattern spotting
- Struggling with short term, working and long term memory
- Problems understanding mathematical language and word problems
- Difficulties with automatic retrieval of information such as times tables
- Needing to use strategies such as finger counting
- Slow processing and information retrieval
- Unable to explain what they are doing
- Maths anxiety