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"Also you can have him remember multiplication tables by chanting them. 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, etc. End with "hike!" Like in football. Look on youtube for songs about numbers and games"

NP here. Thank you to the person who posted the above advice! My DS doesn't have dyscalculia but struggles with terrible math anxiety and slow processing speed. We've worked so hard on his times tables but he just can't remember and shuts down and starts to cry when we even try to practice. I love the football angle. I think he will really respond well. I can't wait to try it.

To the OP, I was positive my DD had dyscalculia. She struggled through math from 1st-6th. I was surprised when a neuropsych eval ruled it out. However she did have ADHD (inattentive) and I think that caused her to zone out in math class and made it difficult to persevere through homework. We ended up hiring a tutor who worked a lot with kids with disabilities and it made a huge difference. She is actually now in honors geometry in 9th grade and tells me she enjoys math. I definitely think you should do the neuropsych because kids are complicated and it's often hard to know what the root of the problem is and how to fix it. [/quote]

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