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title: 'Video: Why is dyslexia diagnosed more often than dyscalculia?'
description: Experts say the two are equally common in the general public. So why is it that most people know what dyslexia is, but many have never heard of dyscalculia?
slug: video-why-is-dyslexia-diagnosed-more-often-than-dyscalculia
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:58:05.811Z'
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lang: en
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# Video: Why is dyslexia diagnosed more often than dyscalculia?

Experts say that dyslexia and dyscalculia, sometimes referred to as “math dyslexia,” are equally common. So why is it that most people know what dyslexia is, but many have never heard of [dyscalculia](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-dyscalculia)?

Hear from Daniel Ansari, PhD, about the difference between these two learning challenges, and the various reasons why dyslexia is diagnosed so much more often than its math counterpart.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/AF5471A6406841E0926C1B66538A7A68/4336cda98cdc0017c688c40257d43db9/060717_Video_Why_Is_Dyslexia_Diagnosed_More_Often_Than_Dyscalculia.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/WB9XiwMWIlM)

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