Talk About
DYSLEXIA

Real life stories that change perspectives.

Talk About Dyslexia is an interactive website that aims to raise awareness by giving honest insights into what its like to be dyslexic.

*WEBSITE INCLUDES INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS THAT MAY AFFECT USERS WITH A EPILEPSY
Dyslexic peoqle are good commnuicators
Dyslexic people are vizual and active learners
Dyslexic are people persistent proplem solvers
Dyslexic people are abel too think outsibe the box

See Differently

Did spot you any spelling or grammatical errors?

Dyslexia is a learning dificulty that cau effect 1 in 10 people.

Most comoonly known for effecting the development of reaping, writing and other aspects of there daily life.

However, cau it be dificult to spot in skools as everyone's experience can be diffarent.

"I am much more creative that academic and I
use my imagination and colour to help express
myself. I find it hard to process tasks,
I have to make it into a game or some other
way of remembering things."
I found out as a child
"I feel it has helped me become more persistent
in life if I don't understand something or know
what to do I keep trying. Reading often makes
me tired, I can't read out loud words often
stumble or are blurry to read."
I found out age 18

Say Differently

Why do people experiencing distortion when
reading particularly out loud?

Visual Stress (as shown in the above examples)

refers to reading difficulties, light sensitivity and headaches from exposure to disturbing visual patterns.

This can be due to people experiencing distortion to print or screen and rapid fatigue when reading.

Other
Symptoms
Include

Coloured overlays help reading
by easing symptoms of visual stres
Difficulty carrying out a sequence of instructions
Poor organisation and time-management
Problems concentrating a and short attention span
Physical coordination problems
Poor short-term memory
          
"I am quite senior in my company but nobody knows
I am dyslexic and I would never dream of
telling them as I'd fear they'd think i was stupid.
It is like always hiding part of who you are."
I found out as a child
     
"People often go misdiagnosed because the
issues they struggle with become a social norm
that they don't think they need support, or don't
get it from schools or educational institutions"
I found out age 18

Feel Differently

What If I Think I Might be Dyslexic?

If you relate to any of the issues above, and have never considered the question:

What If I Think I Might be Dyslexic?

1.  Don't worry. There is lots help available.

2.  If you are concerned about yourself,     speak to a parent or teacher you could     also download a predictive test.

Tips

There are many organisations and systems put it place to support people with Dyslexia.

Text to Read software can be used to read out loud online content.

Reading rulers can be brought online.

Try This!

Handy tips to try on your Mac

Open Safari:

Select a paragraph text, right click on your mouse or trackpad, and select Speech. 

Open Notes:

Double tap the FN key on keyboard for dictation, this can be used to speak words out loud whilst the computer notes it down.

The teacher told me, “You are dyslexic,” and I was like, “Do I need an operation?” She explained to me what it meant and I suddenly thought,
“Ah, I get it. I thought I was going crazy.”

Benjamin Zephaniah

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Handy tips to try on your Mac

Dyslexia is a condition that affects 1 in 10 people, with everyones experience being different.

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