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ADHD Math Struggles Not Linked to a Weak Number Sense

by GLOOM

MHD card with a glowing circle of scattered white dots at upper right and a fading timeline of flashes with tap ripples along the bottom, illustrating a study finding that children with ADHD estimate quantities as well as peers despite lower math scores.

Children with ADHD often find math harder than their classmates do, but a weak gut sense of “how many” does not seem to be the reason. In a 2026 Italian study of 20 children with ADHD and 43 children without it, the ADHD group scored lower in math yet estimated quantities of dots, flashes and …

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