World Dyslexia Awareness Day- 8th October

This year’s theme is: What’s your story? Anyone can get involved and help us to raise awareness. Ten percent of the population are believed to be dyslexic, but it is still often poorly understood. With the right support, the strengths and talents of dyslexic people can really shine. Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty which primarily affects reading and writing skills. However, it does not only affect these areas. Dyslexia is actually about information processing. Dyslexic people may have difficulty processing and remembering information they see and hear, which impacts on their learning. Click here for more information.