Dyscalculia Test

I most definitely have dyscalculia but didn’t know it had an official name until now. However my relationship with math is very strong. I was placed in a “special” math class at a young age because I couldn’t add two numbers together or memorize my multiplication tables (I still can’t to this day). However once I was introduced to abstract math and higher level calculus, I quickly excelled beyond all my peers (and even some of my professors). I have been described as an upside down pyramid when it comes to math.

12/12. Math, Physics or anything with many numbers makes me go into full panic/anxiety attack because I don't understand it and it makes me feel so anxious. Also, the fact that my family (and people around me in general) are so good at math, they think that I am incredibly stupid or acting like a child because I can't solve even the easiest stuff...please don't tell people that they are worthless, idiotic or "pretending" just because they can't do the same thing as you...

Can you make more videos about Dyscalculia? I find it so hard to explain to friends that it's not just about "having difficulties with math" but that it has an effect on how you live your whole life.

I used to jokingly say I have "number dyslexia" years ago, before I ever heard of dyscalculia. I always seem to switch numbers around in my head when I first read them. I used to have to do calculations, SIMPLE calculations, more than once to ensure I had the correct answer; most of the time I had at least a few answers off. All my math done without a calculator is counting on my fingers, or imagining the question written out in my head and I'm using my finger as an invisible pencil. It's kind of a relief to find out it's not just me, it's actually a recognized condition.

Yes, I feel all of these :( and people always think it's because of the lack of education. Lies. I've studied math all my life and memorized formulas and always seem to forget them always. We are smart in our own ways may we never forget that. In fact, we work twice as hard because of our difference. Thank you for this video its nice to spread awareness about this. I picked myself apart for years until I got recently diagnosed with it this year. I felt so relieved.

When I learnt that dance moves were related, I was floored. I got very emotional in a swing dancing class because I was embarrassed I just couldn't make sense of the steps as quickly as everyone else. I'm now realising that all my successes (including academic because I have ADHD, and social because I'm autistic) have come from excessive practice behind the scenes. No wonder I'm burnout.

I'm an engineering student but pretty sure I have this. I always make the dumbest mistakes in my tests. It's like the reasoning part of an exercise for me is easy but the whole arithmetic or algebraing part is extremely hard. I've learned to cope with other methods that my classmates don't.

Wow. I answered a whopping 10 without hesitation, and have always felt disadvantaged by this in school (that is despite my ability to remain in an honors program up until I just couldn’t be motivated to surmount the hardship anymore—in general I think children with learning disabilities were a second thought in these programs). I work around it by utilizing tools now, but back then it made me feel so incredibly stupid. :( And even still!!! People don’t get it. “That’s so simple to calculate, how slow are you?” You end up having to mask it with humor but self deprecating isn’t normal or healthy (not when you’re doing it as a defense mechanism). So bleh to everyone who messed with me. I feel seen and heard by this video. 😢

I could cry watching this. I’ve struggled (and still do) with a lot of these and although it hasn’t prevented me from getting good grades in school, I have found myself in some awkward situations where I don’t come to an answer quickly as others, and in consequence, become even further paralyzed in my anxiety instead of dedicating my energy through working through the given problem in my mind. I can’t visualize numbers well (let alone memorize them!) as, I suspect, I have no emotional attachment to numbers like I do words. Give me a piece of paper and a pencil and I’m fine. Might even finish the test before many of my peers. Put me on the spot about percentages or multiplication/division of any more than single digit numbers, and watch me flounder! Takes me right back to being eight years old and being asked by my parent, angrily, “whats __ times ___??!!” over and over again with no space to think and me just shutting down. Now that I’m older I realize the biggest impediment to mental arithmetic is, for me, my anxiety. Although I wouldn’t wish this hurdle on anyone, I do take comfort in that I’m not alone in this and that there is actually a term for what I’ve been struggling over for years!

I answered "Yes" to 10 of these. Several years ago, my Mom, who was an accountant, called me one day and said she read an article about dyscalculia, and thought I might have it. Now I understand why anything numerical is so hard for me. All those hours of agonizing over math homework as a child. Thanks for this quiz.

i felt so seen and understood, i cried at the end. I can't explain why, but all of what you said was a big part of my life. Everyone would call me lazy or dumb, but i tried my hardest to understand and memorize everuthing, but just couldn't. Thank you so much for such a great video and test! I got 10/12 :)

I was diagnosed with “mirrored Vision when I was in 2nd grade and later diagnosed with dyslexia. I was in Learning Disabled classes up until my high school years. I have always suspected that I had discalcula . I was always reversing 2+ digit numbers, to this day do know know my multiplication tables and have to use my fingers to count things. I have a bachelor’s degree and am an art teacher. But I had to take the math part of the certification exam 9 times before I passed it. I have great anxiety when it comes to math. But I tell my students my story and I try to encourage them to go for their dreams no matter if they have to work harder then the next person or not. 😊

Yes, so much! I was a straight A student except for math in which I got Cs and Ds. Somehow my teachers and parents blamed me for being “lazy” or not caring about my grades, even though in all other subjects I was excelling. I’m 41 now, have a Masters in History and a successful career as an ESL teacher and teacher trainer, but basic math still causes severe anxiety. During COVID I was helping my friend’s 3rd grade son with his online classes and nearly had a breakdown when we got to his math work because it was still stumping me. Having this disorder sucks.

I got about a 9.5 out of 12. Another trait of dyscalculia I've heard is getting your Left and Right mixed up, which I do frequently!

I also said yes to 11/12 questions, I even wrote my answer down each question so I could remember, I didn’t even know this existed before, I came from one of your dislexia tests and now I’m sure I have dyscalculia 😭

10 out of 12 questions. Math was always super difficult for me. It's good to have a name for my struggles with math.

I was diagnosed with dyscalculia earlier this year and it was bittersweet. On one hand I was relieved but on the other hand I was saddened that it wasn't caught sooner. Tests like the one in this video are very useful. Thank you for making it

I've been aware I have dyscalculia for years but this was still incredibly validating, thanks. Everything but birthdays for me, but I think this is where a different part of my brain/neurodivergency takes over: I can pretty much visualise time ahead of me and know there's a pin or hook against certain dates. I won't always remember what it's for, but I will remember I need to remember it! I'm glad to see dyscalculia (and neurodivergency in general) get a lot more attention recently. There's still so much shame attached to not being able to do mental arithmetic. I was lucky that, being very quiet and studious, I could mask it for most of school but in adulthood it's not so easy and people are very quick to point out that I can't have tried hard in school. But I find numbers so heavy! Does anybody else? If I hold them in my head too long (to subtract one from another, or to work out how many coins I need) they just get heavier and heavier until I have to drop one. That's how I perceive it anyway. Thanks for this :)

Literally answered yes to every question, uh oh I guess I should have seen that coming considering all the times I broke down crying in math class.

Yep! I was diagnosed at an early age. My math teacher noticed that I was struggling when we started learning multiplication and division. He contacted my mother and they had me tested. I have always avoided a job position that involves handling money. It takes a special kind of teacher to get the information across. I've had to create patterns in certain situations to know the right answer. There has never been a doubt in my diagnoses. Despite my dyslexia, I am a decent writer. English is my favorite subject.