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It’s The Law! Dyscalculia:

Did You Know That, In
Florida… A Math Learning Disability

By Adam S. Gumson, Esq. By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., Dyscalculia warning signs include difficulty seeing
If the divorcing spouses School Psychologist how numbers work together, poor math fact recall,
can’t agree on how to distribute Dyscalculia difficulty understanding concepts like “sum” or “less
their marital residence, the (pronounced dys-cal- than,” telling left from right, reading an analog clock,
court may be asked to partition kule-ya) is a type of trouble solving math word problems, and difficulty
the residence and, in such case, math learning disability. working with dollars and coins. Most children with
may direct that it be sold and Some parents I explain dyscalculia believe they are not good at math and
the proceeds divided. this to say it sounds might experience math anxiety.
A decedent is the person like dyslexia but for Consider having your child tested to determine the
who died. Probate is the legal math. They are right root cause of his or her math difficulty. There might
process where the decedent’s as dyscalculia occurs be more occurring than you can fix simply by telling
assets are distributed to the in about half of the your child to try harder or to stop being lazy. You
decedent’s beneficiaries. Probate may be necessary if children with dyslexia. Your child might have can learn more at the website: www.understood.org/
financial accounts do not have properly named beneficiaries, dyscalculia if he or she struggles with memorizing articles/en/what-is-dyscalculia. We offer dyscalculia
if real property is titled solely in the decedent’s name, or if math facts, understanding math vocabulary, and testing in Jupiter and Stuart. Kids with dyscalculia
the decedent died as a result of medical malpractice and there strongly dislikes math. Dyscalculia becomes more need specialized instruction and can receive school
is a need to commence a wrongful death action on behalf of noticeable as children get into upper elementary, accommodations.
the decedent’s estate. middle, and high school. If you believe something is interfering with your
Adult guardianship is the process by which the court Generally, people with dyscalculia have poor child’s math, reading, or writing, get it checked out.
finds a ward’s ability to make decisions so impaired that “number sense” which is an intuitive understanding When you take a wait and see approach it becomes
the court appoints a guardian to make decisions for the of how numbers work. A lack of number sense causes harder to fix the older your child becomes, and it can
ward. Guardianship is only warranted when the court does people with dyscalculia to struggle with math concepts. damage your child’s self-esteem. Contact us if we can
not find a less restrictive alternative available (such as a If your child doesn’t understand the basics about how help you, (561) 625-4125 or www.JimForgan.com.
durable power of attorney, health care surrogate, trust numbers work, learning math and using it every day
or other form of pre-need directive). can be very frustrating.
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