thisisdyslexia

As a specialist dyslexia assessor, one of the most common questions parents ask me is: What age should I get my child assessed for dyslexia? After assessing hundreds of children and spending 23 years working in education, my answer is always the same: Age is only part of the picture. The more important question is this: Has your child had the opportunity to learn through good quality teaching and appropriate intervention, yet they are still finding reading, spelling or written work...

It’s one of the questions I hear most often from parents. “My child reads well. They passed all their reading tests. Surely they can’t be dyslexic?” The short answer is yes they most certainly can be dyslexic. In fact, some of the children I assess are excellent readers. They achieve good grades, work incredibly hard and, from the outside, appear to be coping perfectly. Yet underneath the surface, they’re putting in far more effort than anyone realises. When good reading hides dyslexia...

The question comes up constantly: is a formal dyslexia assessment really worth £550? It's a fair thing to ask. That's a meaningful sum of money, and without a clear picture of what comes next, it can feel like paying for a label rather than a solution. Here's the honest answer: for most people, the assessment doesn't cost £550 in the long run. It pays for itself, often many times over, through government grants, legal protections, academic accommodations, and workplace adjustments that are...