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title: 'Video: What dyscalculia means'
description: What’s the definition of dyscalculia? Watch as an expert explains what dyscalculia means and how it impacts children.
slug: video-what-dyscalculia-means
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-15T22:02:31.561Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-dyscalculia-means
lang: en
---

# Video: What dyscalculia means

What’s the definition of [dyscalculia](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-dyscalculia)? Dyscalculia is a learning difference that makes math hard. Watch as expert Daniel Ansari explains what research says about dyscalculia. He also shares examples of how kids with dyscalculia struggle with math.

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