Vigna Giulia, Ghidoni Enrico, Burgio Francesca, Danesin Laura, Angelini Damiano, Benavides-Varela Silvia, Semenza Carlo
Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Leiden University, 2333 AK Leiden, The Netherlands.
Babylab, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Brain Sci. 2022 Mar 11;12(3):373. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12030373.
Numerical abilities are fundamental in our society. As a consequence, poor numerical skills might have a great impact on daily living. This study analyzes the extent to which the numerical deficit observed in young adults with Developmental Dyscalculia (DD) impacts their activities of everyday life. For this purpose, 26 adults with DD and 26 healthy controls completed the NADL, a standardized battery that assesses numerical skills in both formal and informal contexts. The results showed that adults with DD had poorer arithmetical skills in both formal and informal settings. In particular, adults with DD presented difficulties in time and measure estimation as well as money usage in real-world numerical tasks. In contrast, everyday tasks regarding distance estimation were preserved. In addition, the assessment revealed that adults with DD were aware of their numerical difficulties, which were often related to emotional problems and negatively impacted their academic and occupational decisions. Our study highlights the need to design innovative interventions and age-appropriate training for adults with DD to support their numerical skills as well as their social and emotional well-being.
数字能力在我们的社会中至关重要。因此，较差的数字技能可能会对日常生活产生重大影响。本研究分析了患有发育性计算障碍（DD）的年轻人中观察到的数字缺陷对其日常生活活动的影响程度。为此，26名患有DD的成年人和26名健康对照者完成了NADL，这是一种标准化测试组合，用于评估正式和非正式情境下的数字技能。结果表明，患有DD的成年人在正式和非正式环境中的算术技能都较差。特别是，患有DD的成年人在时间和测量估计以及现实世界数字任务中的金钱使用方面存在困难。相比之下，关于距离估计的日常任务则未受影响。此外，评估显示患有DD的成年人意识到自己的数字困难，这些困难通常与情绪问题有关，并对他们的学业和职业决策产生负面影响。我们的研究强调需要为患有DD的成年人设计创新的干预措施和适合其年龄的培训，以支持他们的数字技能以及社会和情感幸福感。
