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What dyslexia and related specific learning difficulties actually are, how they present, and how they overlap.
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More people are being identified as dyslexic, particularly adults. That does not necessarily mean dyslexia itself is increasing. A balanced look at awareness, definitions, overdiagnosis concerns and why careful assessment matters.
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Dyslexia is neither a sign of low intelligence nor a guarantee of high intelligence. It occurs across the full range of ability, and strengths vary from person to person.
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Dyslexia is developmental and often runs in families. Here is what is understood about genetics and the brain, what does not cause dyslexia, and how it is actually identified.
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Most people with dyslexia see text exactly as everyone else does. Here is what is really going on when reading is hard, what visual stress is, and why the two are not the same thing.
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Dyslexia can fall within the Equality Act 2010 definition of disability, though a diagnosis does not settle the question by itself. Here is how the legal test works and what it means at school, at university and at work.
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When parents receive a dyslexia assessment report, one of the first things they notice is the numbers. There are scores for reading, spelling, memory, processing speed, and more, and it…
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For many people, dyslexia doesn't arrive alone. Around 40% of individuals with dyslexia also meet the criteria for ADHD, and yet the two are often treated as entirely separate…
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If you've been looking into support for your child's or your learning difficulties, you've probably come across the term SpLD and wondered exactly what it means. It's one of those pieces…
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When you start looking for a dyslexia assessor, you will quickly encounter a set of terms and abbreviations that can feel overwhelming. PATOSS, BDA, Dyslexia Guild, Level 7, practising…
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If you've started looking into dyslexia, you may have come across the term SpLD. It can feel like yet another piece of jargon to decode. Additionally, understanding what it means can…
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One of the questions parents ask most often before booking an assessment is a quietly anxious one. What if it comes back and there's nothing there? What if we've worried all this time…
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