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Dyslexia
Dyslexia:
Dyslexia is a neurological difference and can have a significant impact during education, in the workplace and in everyday life. As each person is unique, so is everyone's experience of dyslexia. It can range from mild to severe, and it can co-occur with other specific learning difficulties. It usually runs in families and is a life-long condition.
It is important to remember that there are positives to thinking differently. Many people with dyslexia show strengths in areas such as reasoning and in visual and creative fields.
What is dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty which primarily affects reading and writing skills. However, it does not only affect these skills. Dyslexia is actually about information processing. Dyslexic people may have difficulty processing and remembering information they see and hear, which can affect learning and the acquisition of literacy skills. Dyslexia can also impact on other areas such as organisational skills.
The British Dyslexia Association provides some brilliant advice and guidance for parents, which can be found here: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice/children