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[quote=Anonymous]New to this forum so please forgive if this is ignorant on my part.  DC is a current 9th grader - 2.5 years ago was tested for ADHD/had full neuropsych evaluation and was told he was borderline ADHD (had tendencies) but the 360 review/evaluations from his teachers/coaches etc did not demonstrate that this was affecting his grades, behavior in class, ability to complete tasks on time etc.  Was also diagnosed with mild anxiety but the psychiatrist who talked with child and us said that this was not interfering with his daily life and that he saw no need for medication for either ADHD or anxiety at that time.  We know he has organization issues but are working on that and it is improving.
Now DC is in a difficult precalculus/algebra 2 math class with a teacher that is known to be "challenging".  DC is telling us that they feel like when they look at complex math data sets the numbers look all jumbled and it is hard to sort them in his head.  DC will also make mistakes where he copies problems down incorrectly, switching an addition sign to a subtraction sign or vice versa and then starting to work on the problem (and obviously getting it wrong).   Sometimes he tries to take shortcuts and do math in his head but makes careless errors with signs and calculations.  DC seems to be okay in all his other classes according to his teachers and his grades are all As.  
So the question is - is there such a thing as isolated "math dyslexia" or math learning disability?  And if yes, how does this get diagnosed and how can we help him with this?  Thanks for any insight ! [/quote]

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