Dyslexia people experience difficulty learning to read fluently while maintaining full comprehension, despite having average or above average intelligence. Problems include difficulties with phonological awareness and phonological decoding, for example rhyming words and detecting syllables. Dyslexia can also affect processing speed, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, language skills/verbal comprehension and/or rapid naming. The above difficulties can affect how well a dyslexic person develops the ability to read and write as children and as adults. Unidentified dyslexia impacts academic achievement, employment, self-esteem, the ability to achieve full potential and well-being, that can lead to depression and anxiety.

Many adult dyslexics can develop adequate reading skills and comprehension, but read more slowly than their non-dyslexic peers and have poorly spelling. Many can also get by in mainstream education but may not achieve academic grades that relate to that truly match their intellectual capabilities.

Dyslexia can be hereditary with siblings, parents, aunts or uncles having a diagnosis or history of difficulties associated with it. In some cases dyslexia can also overlap with other neurological conditions including ADHD, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, Aspergers and mental health issues.

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To find out if there is a possibility of dyslexia, you can use the online questionnaire by following the link below. If after doing this, you feel that you would benefit from a dyslexia assessment, please contact us and we can put you in touch with a qualified diagnostic specialist. By entering your name and email the results of the questionnaire will be emailed to you upon completion.

It is also essential to remember that the results of the checklists on the NeuroKnowHow site are NOT a diagnosis. Our checklist is based on one developed in conjunction with Professor Tim Miles OBE of Bangor University following empirical research by NeuroKnowHow Associate Dr Ross Cooper, previously of LLU+, London South Bank University.

The checklist below does not attempt to record the talents, skills or potential linked with dyslexia; however, it screens for key difficulties experienced by people with dyslexia in terms of reading, spelling, memory, organisation and sequencing.