Is there such a thing as being number dyslexic?

Question

Is there such a thing as being number dyslexic?

Answer 1

Yes, there is.  People who are numbers dyslexic have a hard time remembering the position of digits (931 versus 913), and often have a hard time remembering the number of digits (was that 10K or 100K?).

Being dyslexic with letters doesn't necessarily go along with that.

Answer 2

Yes.  It is called dyscalulia.  It is when numbers just do not make sense to a person.  They may transpose numbers (ie: 123 becomes 321) or the numbers may just look like lines and waves with no meaning.  It can be very frustrating.  

Check out this website:

http://www.dyscalculia.org/

Answer 3

Well, persons can have difficulty with numbers.  

One of the terms used is dyscalculia.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

YES, there definitely is.  I help with special needs children at school, some students are dyslexic, number dyslexic and some suffer from dysgraphia as well (which means they find it very hard to write)

Answer 7

Yup, I got it. I've also got a degree in Chemistry and I'm not dyslexic. My handwriting is horrid. I can't type.

    I don't know of anything you can do about it. Knowing you have it is most of the battle anyway. If you are in school make sure your teachers know you have a problem, avoid the lazy fools who pretend it isn't real. If you are in the real world make sure your co-workers know, they tend to be nicer than teachers.