Dyslexia

Dyslexia causes difficulties in learning to read, write and spell. Short-term memory, mathematics, concentration, personal organisation and sequencing may also be affected.

Dyslexia usually arises from a weakness in the processing of language-based information. Biological in origin, it tends to run in families, but environmental factors also contribute.

Dyslexia can occur at any level of intellectual ability. It is not the result of poor motivation, emotional disturbance, sensory impairment or lack of opportunities, but it may occur alongside any of these.

The effects of dyslexia can be largely overcome by skilled specialist teaching and the use of compensatory strategies.

To find out more about dyslexia, visit www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk

Also, you can contact Axel Gudmundsson, Dyslexia Correction Facilitator of the Davis Dyslexia Facilitators' Association (DDfA) for Tower Hamlets:

Fax: 020 8341 7703
Email: axel@gifteddyslexic.com
Web links: www.gifteddyslexic.com & www.dyslexia.com

http://www.qmul.ac.uk/site/disabled/ Links to the Queen Mary University of London, Dyslexic resources site

Also, see useful links for more links on dyslexia.