ABSTRACT
Dyscalculia is generally thought of as a specific learning difficulty in mathematics, or, more particularly, arithmetic. Dyscalculia is a specific learning difference. Put simply, the brains of people with dyscalculia are wired differently. It is an example of one of many neuro-diversities that exist in the human population. It is primarily associated with a lack of understanding of the number system and the four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. People with dyscalculia will find it very difficult to recall basic number facts as they have not attached any numerical meaning to the numerical symbols. Dyscalculia is not more prevalent in one gender than another and is a condition that is lifelong and present from birth. Any screening tool for dyscalculia will include tests of symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude comparison. These generally have a stroop effect included. In this type of test, the learner will be asked to identify the larger number out of a pair of numbers.
