Dyslexia can affect anyone of any age. It is estimated that 10% of the population has dyslexia to some degree.  We aim to remove the barriers facing those with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties by providing help and support.

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling. This can impact on literacy development, mathematics, memory, organisation and sequencing skills to varying degrees (see the accepted Rose definition, below). Dyslexia can occur at any level of intellectual development. It is neurological in origin and is seen to run in families.

Dyslexia was recognised under the Disability Discrimination Act in 1995 and is still specifically mentioned in the more recent Equality Act (2010). This means that educational and workplace settings have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that those affected by dyslexia are not disadvantaged compared to their peers.

Dyslexia became recognised as a Special Educational Need (SEN) and was mentioned as an example in the 1997 Code of Practice.