Does having dyslexia or dyscalculia mean you are not intelligent?
No. In fact, most people with dyslexia or dyscalculia have average or above-average intelligence, and they work very hard to overcome their reading problems. The difficulties occur because of a difference in the way the brain processes information.
The kind of support recommended will depend on whether your child would benefit more from sessions with a child psychologist, or educational assessment and consultancy.
What is the difference between dyscalculia and dyslexia?
Dyslexia is about language, as in reading, writing and spelling. Dyscalculia is about maths, particularly arithmetic. They can occur together in an individual. Both language and maths use symbols, both rely on working memory and (specific) long term memories and on speed of processing. For these reasons alone the two specific learning difficulties might be present in the same individual. They differ in the subject matter they affect.