• Defining dyslexia
• Symptoms in children
• Symptoms in Teenagers
• Dyslexics at school
• Dyslexics coping at School
• Dyslexics in Families
• Being a dyslexic parent
• Adult Dyslexics - Reluctant learners

• Dyslexics, Stress and Anxiety
• Dyslexia and Self-esteem
• Dyslexia, Self-harm and Suicide
• Dyslexia and PTSD

• Dyslexia and Creativity
• Dyslexia and Depression

• Dyslexia, Gender and Depression
• Dyslexia Defence Mechanisms (DDMs)
• Dyslexia, Children and Depression: Evidence
• Dyslexia, Children and Depression: Research
• How Dyslexic teenagers cope at school?
• Dyslexia and the Learning Dialogue

Identifying dyslexia in children (British Dyslexia Association, 2008)

Aged 12 or over

As for primary schools, plus:

• Still reads inaccurately.
• Still has difficulties in spelling.
• Needs to have instructions and telephone numbers repeated.
• Gets 'tied up' using long words, e.g. 'preliminary', 'philosophical'.
• Confuses places, times, dates.
• Has difficulty with planning and writing essays.
• Has difficulty processing complex language or long series of instructions at speed.

Aged 12 or over non-language indicators:

• Has poor confidence and self-esteem.
• Has areas of strength as well as weakness.