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title: 'Video: A grandmother on raising her grandchild with dyscalculia'
description: 'When her daughter died, Hedy Treviño became the caretaker of her granddaughter with dyscalculia. Watch this video to see what this grandmother learned. '
slug: video-a-grandmother-talks-about-raising-her-grandchild-with-dyscalculia
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:41:04.863Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-a-grandmother-talks-about-raising-her-grandchild-with-dyscalculia
lang: en
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# Video: A grandmother on raising her grandchild with dyscalculia

Taking care of a child with learning differences can teach you a lot. That’s what Hedy Treviño found out after her daughter died. Hedy became the caretaker for her granddaughter, [Savannah Treviño-Casias](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-teen-with-dyscalculia-shares-why-she-tells-friends-about-her-learning-differences), who has dyscalculia. Find out what raising Savannah taught Hedy in this video from the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/6241B5A4E6644FF5BF56D65B398F186D/562186e8d58053647114dc31b5177707/VideoAGrandmaSharesWhatSheLearnedFromRaisingAGrandkid_WithDyscalculia.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/pblReHU24NU)

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