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." 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.

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%).

See also

• Acalculia
• Dyscalculia
• Mental calculator
• Numerical cognition
• Savant syndrome

External links

• "Hypercalculia for the mind emulation". AI & Society. 24 (2). Springer: 191–196. September 2009. doi:10.1007/s00146-009-0187-4. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
• "Hypercalculia and calendar calculation". Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychology. Taylor & Francis. 2016 [2008]. ISBN 1-13498205-4. ISBN 978-1-134-98205-9. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= and |origyear= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)