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# dyslexia

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Opinion: 'After my dyslexia diagnosis, seeing myself as limited wasn't an option'
Kyra Menai Hamilton gives an account of life with dyslexia and says the condition is nothing to be ashamed of.
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Sep 29th 2021, 7:00 AM
# Recruitment
Call for change in language requirements for garda recruits with dyslexia
Learning additional languages is often very challenging for students with dyslexia.
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Aug 24th 2019, 7:30 AM
# Education
'Huge positive impact', 'very problematic': Mixed reactions to Irish exemption rule changes
IQ levels and psychological assessments are no longer a factor.
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Aug 12th 2019, 4:32 PM
# This Morning
Holly Willloughby got super honest about her dyslexia on This Morning
She was discussing the condition with Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp.
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Jun 21st 2018, 4:24 PM
# dyslexia
A lad with dyslexia from Kildare drew an excellent portrait of Robin Williams for a lovely reason
The actor showed many people that dyslexia doesn’t have to hold you back in life.
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Aug 28th 2017, 6:43 PM
# Switch-up
'Boxer' Moran: 'Yes, I have difficulties with reading, but I am as clever a man as you will ever meet'
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran says he has been inundated with messages of support from people since his appearance on the Late Late Show.
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Jun 3rd 2017, 11:25 AM
# Courts
Student with dyslexia brings fresh High Court appeal to secure help for Leaving Cert exams
His previous application for a reader was refused before the supporting evidence was submitted.
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May 20th 2016, 8:17 AM
# Courts
Dyslexic student launches High Court action after being denied exam support
The 18-year-old Leaving Cert student is hoping to secure a reader that will allow him to understand exam papers.
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May 10th 2016, 8:04 AM
# jumbled up
This is what reading looks like when you have dyslexia
A developer has created code to show non-dyslexic users what reading is like with it.
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Mar 7th 2016, 1:52 PM
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'I found out I was dyslexic in the 90s. Deep down I knew I wasn’t as ‘stupid’ as I was made to feel in school'
‘My experience of being dyslexic in school gave me additional skills I didn’t realise I had, such as problem solving.’
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Oct 9th 2015, 7:34 PM
# life with dyspraxia
'When I was finally diagnosed, I realised I wasn't stupid'
One or two children in every classroom has this condition.
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Mar 22nd 2015, 7:00 PM
# speech and language
Online programme helps children with dyslexia and reading issues
The programme can also help adults who have reading difficulties.
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Nov 12th 2013, 6:15 AM
Voices
Column: The emotional fallout of dyslexia is often overlooked
Dyslexia is a Specific Learning Difficulty that can result in very able children struggling to keep up with their peers in the area of literacy – resulting in great frustration, writes Deirdre Griffin.
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Sep 17th 2013, 1:00 PM