My dyslexic college experience

by a dyslexic student At school I didn’t think I was different to anyone else. I was not a low achiever but found exams stressful. I hated being asked to read aloud in class. I was a slow, not very fluent reader. I wasn’t very good at spelling and was rubbish at languages. I’m not

My Dyslexia Story

When I found out about having dyslexia, everything started to make sense to me, it wasn’t that I didn’t have the intelligence, it was that I didn’t have the right resources in place to help me learn and understand things the way I do now.

Me, Myself and I + Dyslexia (Part 2)

Leading on from my Part 1 blog, here is a list of my top 5 tips, that I want to share, in the hope that it might help other people. My Top 5 Tips Technology – I love Grammarly. My work pays for me to have the premium edition, which is great, but even the

Jay Blades and the Demystifying of Dyslexia

Dyslexia need not be a barrier to achievement, success and a fulfilled life, writes Gemma about the recent Jay Blades documentary.

Oh yes – I’m disabled

‘They’re well intentioned, but they don’t get it.’ Vin Arthey asks whether the non-dyslexic population might be missing the point.

I’ve just found out that I’m dyslexic – now what?

Four things to start on your dyslexia discovery journey.

My Neurodiversity Journey Part 3

David Yeoman explores part three of his dyslexia journey.

Helping churches to take part in Dyslexia Awareness Week Scotland 2021

Dyslexia Awareness Week (DAW) Scotland runs from 1-7 November. One of our members has created a toolkit for churches. Although it’s written with churches in mind, some of the content can be used by other faith communities.

Gems from a Creative Mind: a poetry book by Doreen Kelly

Doreen writes about her experiences of getting her poetry book published. This book will soon be available to pre-order from Dyslexia Scotland.

Being dyslexic in the virtual world during Covid-19

In a digital world, nothing beats old fashioned kindness, writes Mandy Shepherd.