Therapy and intervention for children with dyscalculia

Post date: Nov 14, 2017 11:25:23 AM

Dyscalculia is a learning disorder characterized by the difficulty of children in learning and understanding math. It is also considered a developmental disorder and can manifest itself in various ways. Kids with dyscalculia struggle with manipulating numbers and understanding concepts.

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There isn’t a specific kind of therapy for children with dyscalculia. Generally, developmental psychologists and education experts recommend educational therapy. Educational therapy however, isn’t just for children with dyscalculia, but also for those living with other learning disorders, or children who are frustrated.

Speech therapy has also been found to be helpful to kids with dyscalculia. Because speech therapists help children with problems in reading and understanding basic concepts of language, they may help children read and comprehend the basic concepts of the language of math.

Occupational therapy, which is used for a variety of developmental disorders may also help children with dyscalculia, especially if their visual and spatial senses are impaired. A good way to find out if a child has these problems is to have him or her judge the length between him or her and the table. If he seems tentative with his movements, then occupational therapy should work.

It has also been found that it’s not uncommon to find children with a single developmental disorder to have another developmental disorder. The therapies listed above all contribute to the improvement of a child’s life.

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Curtis Cripe, Ph.D., head of research and development of NTL Group, has extensive experience in the field of neuroengineering. One of his many specializations lies in the field of developmental disorders. Find out more about him and his work with NTL Group by visiting this website.