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U2’s Larry Mullen Jr. Reveals Dyscalculia Diagnosis, Which He Says Makes Counting Feel 'Like Climbing Everest’

After years of struggling with numeracy skills such as adding and counting, U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has been diagnosed with Dyscalculia, a learning disability that makes it difficult to understand numbers and do math.

After years of struggling with numeracy skills such as adding and counting, the U2 drummer, 63, has been diagnosed with Dyscalculia, a learning disability that makes it difficult to understand numbers and do math. Cher struggled throughout school, while Robbie Williams previously revealed on Instagram that he can't read phone numbers unless they're spaced out. It's one of the reasons the drummer produced and wrote music for the new documentary Left Behind, which follows five mothers working toward establishing the first state school in New York City for children with dyslexia.

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