Re: Dyscalculia

[EBOQUET@FAIR1.FAIRFIELD.EDU]

I had a prof in grad school who maintained that everyone has a learning
disability, but that many people learn to compensate--for example, by choosing
jobs that don't require them to engage in the types of activities with which
they have difficulty.  I found it an intriguing concept and am wondering if
this thread lends credence to her theory.  Of course, with reading (and to a
lesser extent, writing) problems, it is more difficult to "compensate" because the
activity is so central to everyday life.

Of course, those of us in writing centers know that number-crunching is
sometimes unavoidable.  I just do the best I can and wait for the secretary to
call and say, "Ummm, Beth, I was just going over these figures. . ."  Ho-hum.

--Beth Boquet
eboquet@fair1.fairfield.edu