Dyscalculia affects Up To 7% of PK-12 children in the U.S.
American Institute for Dyscalculia Research is working to help children live their best lives.
What is Dyscalculia?
Dyscalculia is a severe mathematics learning disability with calculations composed of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. One with dyscalculia may not be able to count to 10 or tell time using an analog clock. One with dyscalculia may not be able to distinguish between a small group or larger group of objects. This disability can have lifelong consequences and there is no official cure, as it is not considered a disease. Dyscalculic children often suffer from being teased and bullied by other children, which can have devastating affects on their confidence as well as the ability to live a normal life.
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Our focus is on Developmental Dyscalculia, the type not cause by brain injury. This disability is inherited from one or more parents and tends to run in lower socioeconomic households.
About Us
The American Institute for Dyscalculia Research is a startup nonprofit organization that is focused on helping children with dyscalculia improve their numeracy skills in order to lead a better life. Our goal is to be able to identify, diagnose and treat children with dyscalculia using the latest techniques and technology. There is much research to be done regarding diagnosis and treatments. We want to know what is being done now to help children afflicted with this learning disability and how we can do more. Everyone should have a chance to live their best life.
Research
Bringing Change
The Science
Dyscalculia was only discovered in 1919 and the research is very underfunded compared to other disabilities. There is still much more to discover, which requires official studies, science-based fact checking and working with a variety of healthcare and educational professionals and lawmakers to help accurately diagnose and treat children with dyscalculia early in life so they have the best chance for reversal of the negative effects of this disability.
There are both psychological and medical possibilities to diagnosis and treatment and we are leaving no stone unturned in our research.
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Read Dr. Woods' new book, Math Learning Disabilities and Dyscalculia, coming soon to Amazon and Apple Books.
The Treatment
Dyscalculia is often overlooked by parents and teachers because it has comorbidities with other disabilities such as ADHD, ODD, Autism, and depression. A child can show signs of the disorder as early as preschool. It is important to find the best ways of treating dyscalculia, as there is currently no broad agreement on the best methods for diagnosis or treatment. However, research by this organizations founder, Dr. R. S. Woods, PhD, and others have found high positive correlations between specialized learning technologies and improvement in a child's numeracy skills. There are also possible brain-based diagnosis and treatments using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) that needs much more research. Everyone's brain is different and needs to be treated accordingly.
The Awareness
Between 4-7% of the U.S. population is expected to have dyscalculia, yet most educational and medical professionals have never heard of it. Bringing awareness to educational administrators, medical professionals and policy makers of the devastating, lifelong impacts this disability can have on children mostly in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods could make a huge difference in the lives of so many. Won't you help us today?
For General Inquiries:
inquiry@dyscalculiaresearch
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