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Dyslexia Links.

Left-handed shops online are to be found in most countries, including the following: United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand.

Voice Recognition Software - article about how voice recognition sodtware can help. These programs type out what you speak into your computer. There are links to the two main programs - Dragon Dictate and IBM ViaVoice.

Arts Dyslexia Trust - describes the work of an organisation which promotes the work of dyslexia artists.

OFSTED report on Dyslexia - article about the report of the UK Inspectors' report on how dyslexic children are catered for in schools.

What causes dyslexia? - article outlining, in uncomplicated language, the causes of the two types of dyslexia ('visual-spatial' and 'auditory-linguistic').

Dyslexia Online Magazine - free online magazine with articles about dyslexia.

Frequently Asked Questions from dyslexic adults - letters sent in to an adult advice line, with the answers provided.

Case studies - of dyslexic children, provided by their teachers.

Newsweek article - Newsweek article about recent research discoveries in the area of dyslexia.

Five Times Harder - Washington University report of research showing that dyslexic children's brains have to work five times as hard as non-dyslexic children when working at rhyming puzzles. However, there is no difference when they are working at musical puzzles!

Recognizing dyslexia - a guide for teachers on how to recognize dyslexia in a child.

Dyslexia Discussion Boards - a listing of some of the main dyscussion boards.

Frequently Asked questions about dyslexia - thorough answers from the 'Dyslexia Parents Group' website.

Xtraordinary People - The XP site has a simple goal and that is to blow the lid off the issue of Dyslexia. We believe that anyone with Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) should be empowered to reach their full potential. We are a charitable initiative launched to raise awareness and funding to support dyslexia training in schools. We also want to strip away any stigma attached to being dyslexic - there shouldn't be any!
Clearly dyslexics have the potential to achieve wonderful things if they are sympathetically educated, but if unrecognised and unsupported, they cannot learn effectively, leading to frustration and failure.

Hi2u 4 people with hidden impairments - Award winning site. Centred around ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, Dyslexia and similar neurological differences, along with any other type of hidden impairment.

Being Dyslexic - A web site full of information, inspiration, advice, support and products for anyone and anything to do with dyslexia..

Other Links.

Dyslexia: a Positive Perspective - having dyslexia doesn�t need to be a disadvantage; it�s just a different learning style.