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Post by Rithmaticked on Mar 6, 2005 9:23:29 GMT -5
Until I found this forum, I had not met anyone else with this problem -- at least no one else who admits it -- and no one other than in the school where I had myself tested, who cares. This includes a friend, a teacher, whom I've known since we went to the same school as kids. He dismissed it, saying students are tested for learning disabilities. When I asked whether this includes tests for dyscalculia, he said he didn't know and it's not his problem. There was no use slugging him. His attitude reflects the entire school system and the world around it. I was glad I wasn't in his classroom. We need a public-relations/advertising outfit. Thirty years ago, dyslexia went from an completely unknown condition to where the term, if not the reality, is well-known even among children in elementary school. Why not dyscalculia? Dyslexics are not treated as blockheads anymore. Why should dyscalculics? Dyslexics get all the press!
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Post by ellyodd on Mar 6, 2005 10:50:06 GMT -5
I never knew anyone with massive problems in math either, in spite of going to a special school. Everyone had dyslexia though. But, since studies show that 4-6 % of the world population has this, of course we have all met a thousand dyscalculics in our lives. But no one brags about being bad at something, so... Its ok to say you have dyslexia, because everyone knows that it’s not the same thing as being stupid. When everybody some day finally knows about dyscalculia, it will be the same as saying you have dyslexia. Yeah, there needs to be done a lot of PR. I always write to the media here in Denmark, that's part of what I do in the dyscalculia association. And we have been in the media, about 7-8 times. But since we have a right wing government right now, we can’t start a dialog with them - they won’t admit that there is a problem, because problems cost money. If you feel like contacting the media, do it! Tell your story. If you have any questions, I would love to help. Local stations, 60 minutes, Oprah, Dr. Phil, you name it
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Post by Lucere on Mar 14, 2005 13:52:21 GMT -5
Yeah, I have to admit, that sometimes when I'm in a situation where I have to explain my LD, and I just don't want to deal with having to explain the whole dang thing, I just tell people I'm dyslexic. They immediately get it, even tell me that they have a son or daughter or cousin who's dyslexic, etc. But "dyscalculia" usually just provokes puzzlement, or confused silence.
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