Author: Ross Duncan

One of the many difficulties with dyslexia is that children can flounder when it comes to reading and can fall behind. Sam Marsden, an internationally recognised engineer was “completely incapable of reading and writing” at school.  He says that school was a set-back and the “hardest part of his life”;…READ MORE

It’s refreshing to know that there are dyslexic people out there in prominent positions who can influence change because of who they are.   We already know that dyslexia affects on average 10% of the population, but what is less obvious is how this cut across the general population. In 2007,…READ MORE

You were home schooled per a period of time by your Mother because of dyslexia. How did this make you feel? I did find it difficult and struggled with having my Mum as my teacher. My memories are hazy but I do remember lots of arguments and I certainly wasn’t easy…READ MORE

Some people at school can excel immediately and land on their feet but with Simon Lydiard, a new retired senior Civil Servant and an Ambassador for Dyslexia Action, on his first day at school he fell flat on his face. This was to be theLike many children going through the…READ MORE

In the past at school, there have been many people in the unfortunate position where their dyslexia had not been diagnosed.  There have been many written commentaries about this, identifying more of the negatives rather than positives about what can happen when people leave school without being correctly diagnosed or…READ MORE