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So far in our series on learning disabilities, we have talked about problems with reading, writing and movement. Today we talk about a problem that affects the brain's ability to process and understand the meaning of numbers. The name for this is dyscalculia.

到目前为止，在学习障碍系列报导节目中，我们谈论了有关阅读、书写及运动方面的问题。今天我们来谈谈一个新问题，它影响着大脑处理和理解数字方面的能力，其名称为计算障碍。

Children with dyscalculia have trouble reading numbers and picturing them in their mind. For example, they might mistake a 3 for an 8 because the numbers look similar. They also have trouble counting objects and organizing them by size. Memory is another issue. Children with dyscalculia may not remember the correct order of operations to follow in solving math problems. Difficulties like these can lead to a lifelong fear of mathematics. Of course, just because people have trouble with math does not necessarily mean they have dyscalculia.

患有计算障碍症的孩子在阅读数字、将数字印入脑海方面有些缺陷。例如，他们有可能会把3误认为8，因为这两个数字看上去很相似。他们还可能无法清点物品或将它们按尺寸组合。另外，记忆也是个问题。患有计算障碍症的孩子在解数学题时有可能记不得一步步的正确解题顺序。这类困难有可能导致他们对数学终身都敬而远之。当然，仅仅因为一个人在数学方面有些障碍也未必就说明他们患有计算障碍症。

But experts say parents and teachers may begin to suspect a problem if a child is good at speaking, reading and writing, while slow to develop math skills. Does a child remember (printed) words but not numbers? Does the child have trouble making sense of time or understanding the order of events like yesterday, today and tomorrow?

但有专家表示，如果孩子在说、读、写方面表示的都很好，但在数学技能方面却发展的很迟缓，那么父母和老师就可能开始要对这个问题有所察觉。孩子是不是只记住印刷的文字而不记得数字？孩子在弄清楚时间或理解像昨天、今天、明天这样的次序方面是不是有困难？

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