Dyslexia testing?

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Hi all,
I've been informed that I may have a form of dyslexia which has been kinda confirmed online by a tool I was asked to use by support staff.
I need to get properly tested by a psychologist but after googling I cannot find much information out on local services.

For those who have dyslexia. how were you tested and by who please (if you are able to tell me, no worries if not)?

I will be told but I wanted to get ahead of the curve and investigate local alternatives.
 
if you're at a university (which I'm pretty sure you've posted about before) then pop in and speak to your student disability services

you might well find that for stuff like this (and indeed for mental health related services) you can get quicker access to services via the university than via the NHS or your local authority
 
dowie said:
if you're at a university (which I'm pretty sure you've posted about before) then pop in and speak to your student disability services

you might well find that for stuff like this (and indeed for mental health related services) you can get quicker access to services via the university than via the NHS or your local authority
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It is the uni that arranged things so far and proposed the initial test. A proper test if quite expensive and they have provided funding but if I can see if one is local to me it saves me the 100 miles round trip.
 
I only ask as I am sure I have some form of dyslexia but when I was at school it did not have name.
Now at the age of 46 it has never crossed my mind about doing a test as I not sure how it could change anything for me.

But now you are talking about a Badge I am now thinking about it, I will keep a eye on this thread.

Tech has helped loads thanks to auto correct, but no good when you have to write with that thing called a pen.
 
I got tested for dyslexia at university. It does not affect my reading too much, or my spelling to be honest, but remembering words and other things. After doing a short written exam, I got asked by a psychologist to do a series of tests (which test your overall intelligence as well as some being dyslexia sensitive) and it showed without any doubt that I was dyslexic. It's a bit of a shock when you learn this at 20...

However it was organised by the uni (Teesside in Middlesbrough in my case), I did not have to organise anything. Hope this helps you in some way. :)
 
garsands said:
I only ask as I am sure I have some form of dyslexia but when I was at school it did not have name.
Now at the age of 46 it has never crossed my mind about doing a test as I not sure how it could change anything for me.

But now you are talking about a Badge I am now thinking about it, I will keep a eye on this thread.

Tech has helped loads thanks to auto correct, but no good when you have to write with that thing called a pen.
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It's probably more useful if you're in education as the OP is. Though if it helps explain why you may have struggled in the past then maybe it is useful to find out -also I guess if you have training courses to attend at work it could be good to know and perhaps gets some learning tips etc...
 
What does a dyslexia sufferer wear to a toga party?

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When I was a kid I was tested at school, I was in a deprived inner city school so I did not get much / any support back in the day but I was stupid enough not to take up the offer of help when I went to university in the UK as they had programs to help students with spelling and reading issues.

I was quite good at maths and science so I did ok in life in the end.
 
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