Dr. Sarit Ashkenazi

Children and adults with poor numeracy are at a disadvantage in both academic and everyday life situations (e.g., field of study in the university, handling money, and high chances of unemployment) (Henik, Rubinsten, & Ashkenazi, 2011). Developmental dyscalculia (DD) is a specific disorder of numerical and mathematical abilities in the absence of other cognitive impairments. I am interested in core numeracy skills in DD (such as understanding of magnitude and counting), as well as, the contribution and co-occurrences of domain general abilities (i.e. attention and working memory) in the etiology of DD.

One of my most important scientific goals is to apply my study to improve the society in Israel and abroad. DD is a topic that is very important to study, due to the dramatic effect of learning disabilities on the individual's wellbeing long after elementary school. Moreover, learning disabilities are an important negative contributor to an individual's performance in all aspects of day to day life. Accordingly, discovery of the etiology of DD, effective diagnostic tools and possible interventions, will advance the society.

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