Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01833 · Session 5

Raise awareness for dyscalculia

Closed Submitted 28 Sep 2020 Education
Signatures
0
361 online signatures with a country
Comments
9
Considered
1 meeting
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to help raise awareness of the learning disability 'dyscalculia'.

What the petitioner did first

I have contacted my local MSP.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 9 Dec 2020
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

361 online signatures
  1. Scotland314 87%
  2. United Kingdom34 9.4%
  3. England8 2.2%
  4. Australia1 0.3%
  5. Serbia1 0.3%
  6. Italy1 0.3%
  7. United States1 0.3%
  8. Wales1 0.3%

Comments

9 comments, oldest first
  1. Erin Clark 28 Oct 2020
    Very important cause! Glad this is getting the attention it should.
  2. Samantha Scholey 29 Oct 2020
    Please understand this disability. It has stopped me reaching my full potential in my career . At age 45 I still cannot move on. Sadly the support isn't there. Please help to change this.
  3. Mrs A McDonald 29 Oct 2020
    Let's help young people reach there true potential.
  4. Denise Canning 29 Oct 2020
    Absolutely vital this is a recognised disability and the appropriate support is provided to assist everyone who suffers in silence.
  5. Samantha Kerr 6 Nov 2020
    The provision for and awareness of dyscalculia is as in important as dyslexia, and should be mandatory in primary school for any child struggling in this area.
  6. C Walker 8 Nov 2020
    I believe I have dyscalculia I'm which was never recognised. My sons school teacher suggested that I have it. At 40 it's too late now but hopefully this helps others.
  7. Rachel Pyle 9 Nov 2020
    My dyscalculia was not diagnosed until my last year of university. Reflecting back on my school and university studies, my dyscalculia had a huge impact on my ability to do certain things, including my exam performance as it impacts on my working memory and ability to retain information. Had I had extra time and support, I know I would have performed better. It has been very helpful to have my diagnosis, even if it did come a bit late, as I now know that my difficulties with maths and my memory are not a reflection on my intelligence or the effort I have put in to learn things but a recognised difficulty that I can use strategies to work around.
  8. Robert Pyle 10 Nov 2020
    It will be even more important in a Post COVID world to ensure our children are given all the support they need to achieve the best they can. I wish I had known about my daughters learning disability much sooner and been able to find the necessary guidance and help to allow her to overcome this. These problems are not insurmountable once an awareness and help is available.
  9. Vicky Archer 15 Nov 2020
    This is something I had never heard of before despite years at school and university! Neither had my friends and family that I've told about it. Clearly there is a need for more awareness and research around dyscalculia. This petition is only a starting block for which further work should be done!