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I got some European coverage in Italy this week, from
the West-info EU so thanks guys – and thanks to all in the US
who have been so positive aboutWEB_ELLES_AUTHOR my article on being a dyslexic author
A new app has been developed called ‘mindglass’ which helps to select the preferred reading format for  dyslexics with reading difficulties. You can find out more here – mindglass
Dyslexia comes in many different forms – it can be reading delay, writing delay and typically spelling issues.  There is also the font ‘opendyslexic’  that might be worth a look. It won’t suit everyone (as nothing in life does) but it might be worth trying out.
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The Week 13th September, 2015

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Hello again.  This week I thought I would share with you the article I published for the American Dyslexia Association, a really nice bunch of people looking to help share information and resource about dyslexia and dyscalcula, so here it is

I was diagnosed with dyslexia, aged 7. It was my mother who noticed it to start, as I had been able to get past my lack of reading in school by memorising books from people reading them to me. The big issue at this time was reading which I found incredibly hard and that meant my writing was reams behind my classmates. This all came to a head with my mum sending me to go and see a specialist teacher on the weekends, who helped me start to untangle
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