Hypercalculia

Hypercalculia is "a specific developmental condition in which the ability to perform mathematical calculations is significantly superior to general learning ability and to school attainment in maths."[1] A 2002 neuroimaging study of a child with hypercalculia suggested greater brain volume in the right temporal lobe. Serial SPECT scans revealed hyperperfusion over right parietal areas during performance of arithmetic tasks.[2]

Math and Reading Achievement Profiles in Autistic Individuals

Children at any age may be stronger in language or in mathematics, but very rarely in both. Autistic children are no different. A study published in 2014 examined the reading and math achievement profiles and their changes over time looking at a sample of children between the ages 6-9 with an autism spectrum disorder. What they found was that there are four distinct achievement profiles: higher-achieving (39%), hyperlexia (9%), hypercalculia (20%) and lower-achieving (32%).[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Boucher, Jill M. (2017). Autism Spectrum Disorder. Characteristics, Causes and Practical Issues. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE. p. 284. ISBN 1-47398699-0. ISBN 978-1-473-98699-2.
  2. ↑ González-Garrido, Andrés Antonio et al. (November–December 2002). "Hypercalculia in savant syndrome: central executive failure?". Archives of Medical Research. Elsevier. 33 (6): 586–589. doi:10.1016/S0188-4409(02)00404-6. PMID 12505107.
  3. ↑ Wei, Xin; Christiano, Elizabeth RA; Yu, Jennifer W.; Wagner, Mary; Spiker, Donna (February 1, 2015) [January 21, 2014]. "Reading and math achievement profiles and longitudinal growth trajectories of children with an autism spectrum disorder" (PDF). Autism. SAGE. 19 (2): 200–210. doi:10.1177/1362361313516549. PMID 24449604.
  • Alexis Lemaire; Francis Rousseaux (September 2009). "Hypercalculia for the mind emulation". AI & Society. Springer. 24 (2): 191–196. doi:10.1007/s00146-009-0187-4.
  • Joel E. Morgan; Joseph H. Ricker, eds. (2016) [2008]. "Hypercalculia and calendar calculation". Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychology. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-13498205-4. ISBN 978-1-134-98205-9.
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