struggling with

dyslexia?

Or not sure if you have it?

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Many adults have had bad experiences at school and think they are just poor readers, bad spellers and rubbish at writing. 

Jamie Oliver, a dyslexic himself, says he felt “thick, worthless and dumb”.   

Other dyslexics have told me their teachers told them they were the “dummy class” or worse.

Diagnosis can help you to know what you are good at as well as what you struggle with.

It can give you a clear picture of what happens when you read, write or spell.

 

I was the first in my family to go to university and had to work to fund it myself.

All my life I have been passionate about education – I know education changes lives for the better.   

Andrea Green

Why Leicester Dyslexia?

Diagnosis

Many adults spend years attributing their difficulties to a lack of intelligence or effort. A diagnosis recontextualizes those years of frustration as a structural brain difference.

Support

In many cases, a formal diagnosis will mean that your employer and others will need to make "reasonable adjustments" to help you.  This is covered by the 2010 Equal Opportunities Act.  There are lots of ways they can do this if they know what you need.

Advice

Please contact Leicester Dyslexia for advice about difficulties with reading, writing or spelling in education or in work.  Happy to chat over any concerns and give initial advice.

Pricing

Payment plans are available, up front, honest pricing.

Service One - £500

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Service Two - £500

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Service Three - £500

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FAQ

Assessment will give you as an adult:

  • A detailed report to share with your employer
  • Recommendations for your employer to better assist you at work.
  • Outline of key strengths – What you are good at and a clearer understanding of what you struggle with and why.
  • Oppurtunity to talk confidentially about your experiences and the chance to put them into perspective

The assessment is a selection of reading, writing, spelling and memory tasks along with a couple of games such as repeating back letters/numbers, manipulating tiles into shapes etc. Importantly, this is done at your own pace.

 

These tasks get progressively more complex until a “score” is established. These scores are compared to a baseline, from which a report can be drafted better outlining strengths & difficulties.

The assessment starts off at a younger age and progresses from there, all that’s asked is you try.

One of the tests requires reading aloud, it is a short excerpt and will provide a more accurate report at the end. 

The activities are done at your own pace, they’re simply an assessment, not a test.  Writing and spelling is a vital technique to discover your brains connection with sounds. 

You’ll still receive a full report with the findings from the assessment, included within this will be advice on what can be done to better help you, above all, it aims to provide peace of mind.

A formal diagnosis can mean that your employer and others will need to make “reasonable adjustments” to help you.

This is covered by the 2010 Equal Opportunities Act.  There are lots of ways they can do this if they know what will better assist you.

No, LeicesterDyslexia can be utilised by students also, if you are due to start university, it can be beneficial to be assessed so that you can let your lecturers know. They will be able to provide the right support for you to access your lectures. Also, universities have Academic Advisors who are trained to support a range of needs, including dyslexia.   With a diagnosis, the Government also provide a Disabled Students Allowance to support those with dyslexia and other disabilities. This enables you to fund extra resources you might need to access your course.

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