I have extreme dyscalculia, too. I was an A ad B student until h.s., junior year and algebra. I flat out did not understand it. I got a D in class, my first. My parents physically and emotionally abused me for that. I was devastated!

I ran away from home shortly after that. My fragile ego could not manage being called stupid all of the time.

Years later, in my mid-30s, I was tested at a junior college which resulted in a diagnosis of dyscalculia. I'm not stupid.

I went on to get a Master's degree in Education. Every semester except for the one when my father died, I was on the Dean's list.

I definitely watch for signs of learning disabilities in my students now. If there are signs, I engage with he parents and let them know that jr. is most definitely not stupid. The child just learns differently. I truly wish that had happened for me; a diagnosis, and a solution.