Dyscalculia Hacks for Adults
10 Hacks for Home
- Use Notes and Visuals: See it, Say it, Write it, Review it
- Maintain a structured routine to ensure your mind-body balance
- Maintain a healthy diet and exercise regularly
- Start your day with gratitude – Find something new that you are grateful for each day
- YouTube and Kahn Academy are great resources
- Create and honor a daily quiet hour – no electronics allowed
- Bake for your family one day a week – use real-world math
- Find a Math app you love and enjoy playing
- Play cards and other fun games the involve math
- Give yourself and others GRACE: Give: Respect, Admiration, Courtesy, and Empathy
10 Hacks for School and Work
- Play to your strengths – let others know where you shine
- Know your accommodations and use them
- Perform a simple act of service daily at work – holding the door for a friend, helping their teacher, etc.
- Always keeps a calculator at the ready
- Create stories about math or develop math acronyms to help you remember whenever possible
- Be open about your neurodiversity, share, and invite assistance
- Keep a fidget for stress relief and chew gum for focus
- Recruit a co-worker to help – if Math becomes an issue at work
- Remember visuals and manipulatives will always help you
- Be kind to yourself