Norm has just started first grade but does not understand what his teacher means when she asks him to count to 10. He is also baffled by her requests to add or subtract numbers. Norm may be diagnosed as having
A) math phobia.
B) specific learning disorder with impairment in mathematics.
C) specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression.
D) dyscalculia.

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Norm's difficulties with understanding basic mathematical concepts like counting, adding, and subtracting suggest a specific learning disorder with impairment in mathematics, which is often referred to as dyscalculia.

Norm Has Just Started First Grade but Does Not Understand