Dyslexia

Name	Dyslexia
Related to/Also known as
Symptoms of Dyslexia	Dyslexia is a specific kind of learning difficulty, where a child of normal intelligence has persistent and significant problems with reading, writing and spelling, and sometimes with arithmetic and musical notation.
Types
Useful national contacts	The British Dyslexia Association Tel. 0333 405 4567. Opening times: 10 a.m. – 12.30 and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. Closed Wednesday afternoons www.bdadyslexia.org.uk Dyslexia Action Tel. 01784 222300 www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk Dyslexia Foundation Tel. 0151 709 0545 https://dyslexiafoundation.org Dyslexia-SplD Trust www.thedyslexia-spldtrust.org.uk
Children & young people	My child's education (British Dyslexia Association) https://tinyurl.com/y6nq89zf
Online resources	Dyslexia (Contact, charity for families with disabled children) https://tinyurl.com/vtkzj Dyslexia - Symptoms (NHS website) https://tinyurl.com/zwv8smq Dyslexia Guide (Hampstead & Frognal Tutors Ltd) with resources including helpful strategies, and tests, plus details of apps and the latest technology to help you to better manage reading and writing https://tinyurl.com/y8fzg7je How to support a pupil with dyslexia (Engage Education) https://tinyurl.com/qv8zk52 Living with a condition (The Brain Charity)
News and events
Our resources	The library at The Brain Charity has a range of resources on Dyslexia and on a wide range of disability-related issues. Visit our library to read Can I tell you about Dyslexia? A guide for friends, family and professionals by Alan M. Hultquist. Or look for this book in your local library.