A child counts on fingers, struggles with mental sums and cannot read a clock face. Which difficulty fits?
AColour blindness
BDysgraphia
CStammering
DDyscalculia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Dyscalculia
1. Trouble with mental calculation, time and finger counting are listed symptoms of dyscalculia.
2. Dysgraphia concerns handwriting and stammering concerns speech.
3. Colour blindness does not affect arithmetic.
_Source: Wikipedia, Dyscalculia, Signs and symptoms_
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