math LD with headache
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We recently opened our home to a young woman who is blind.
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You are right, I probably should get some more information on her. It is not so easy as she is already 21 and presently not in school. What I see is that she uses her fingers to count on and that concepts in math any higher than that give her a headache. Beside that, she is a fluent reader in Braille and a gifted writer. She told me that she was simply told that her math problems and rsultant headaches were connected.
I'm wondering if she is experiencing some kind of anxiety that is causing the headaches. Has she ever had a neuropsychological evaluation? Often times this includes evaluation in academics including math as well as projective testing that helps to understand the student's self perception, emotional state etc.
It seems like you need a bit more information from an expert in her areas of disability. Are there any schools for the blind that you could consult with? It seems they would have expertise in helping her both with the math and any associated difficulties.
It seems like you need a bit more information from an expert in her areas of disability. Are there any schools for the blind that you could consult with? It seems they would have expertise in helping her both with the math and any associated difficulties.
Even with using tactile cards, as soon as she begins to think about a number being made up of other numbers, she begins to develop a headache. The headache is a problem. Does anyone else know of someone with a learning disability that leads to developing a headache?
You may want to research the terms multisensory math or tactile math. This is a teaching method where you use clay or textured cards to help simulate the numbers. Its about touching and feeling the numbers to a point. One program I can think of is touchmath. Wheter they can be beneficial with vision loss I'm not sure but definately something to look into.I'm sure if you email the creators they will have more answers about that.
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