The differences between Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia
They’re not all the same. When I was in school I had never heard of neurological conditions like dyspraxia or dyscalculia. I knew about dyslexia because a lot of the men in my family, including my brother , had it and eventually I came to know what ADHD and Asperger’s were when I would be […]
5 years ago
10-year-old with dyslexia asks teachers not to judge intelligence by spelling
She makes a really good point. There are many misconceptions when it comes to dyslexia and one of them is that it affects your intelligence. It doesn’t. Like many similar conditions it just means you learn in a different way. Several men in my family (for some reason dyslexia is more common in men than […]
7 years ago
This 10-year-old girl’s beautiful poem about being dyslexic is going viral
Brilliant.
8 years ago
Raising a child with learning difficulties is ‘draining’, says Petra Ecclestone
‘These things can tear apart families.’
8 years ago
Lots of children suffer with undiagnosed maths learning difficulty, finds study
‘It’s not something we would accept if a pupil was unable to read.’
8 years ago