Liz and Helen chat with Peter about his dyscalculia diagnosis. They explore the barriers people face as children and adults to identifying this under-researched and misunderstood specific learning difficulty.
Peter shares the impact the diagnosis had on his experiences at school, expressing feelings of shame, and his journey to come to terms with the diagnosis as an adult.
Links
- Lived Experience of Dyscalculia podcast
- UCL Centre for Inclusive Education
- Department of Psychology and Human Development
- Liz Herbert's profile
- Liz Herbert's LinkedIn
- Helen Williams' profile
- Dyscalculia Network
- Dyscalculia Network LinkedIn
- Peter Cherry's LinkedIn
- In the Light of What We Know by Zia Haider Rahman
- More IOE podcasts
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