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May 2024
Self and wellbeing
Being diagnosed with dyslexia has made me happier
The Audio Long Read
From the archive: The battle over dyslexia – podcast
August 2023
The future of work
Wired differently: how neurodiversity adds new skillsets to the workplace
From the arts to the law, employers are seeing conditions such as autism and ADHD can have more benefits than drawbacks
July 2023
The mother of neurodiversity: how Judy Singer changed the world
In 1997 she transformed the way we think about human difference – and provided a name for a burgeoning movement
May 2023
Let’s hear it for Calibre Audio: a charity spreading joy through audiobooks
Letter: A huge array of books is available for free to those who find reading difficult, writes Priscilla Church, many voiced by a much-missed actor
March 2023
Sir Jim Rose obituary
Educationist whose work transformed the teaching of reading in primary schools
December 2022
Charity urges Matt Hancock to do more to raise dyslexia awareness
Ex-minister claimed I’m a Celebrity appearance would raise profile of his dyslexia campaign but he only fleetingly mentioned it
November 2022
Neurodivergent women sought for jobs at GCHQ and BAE Systems
Other lives
Margaret Herrington obituary
October 2022
Host of genes and genetic variants linked to dyslexia identified
Confetti review – mother goes to ends of the earth to champion dyslexic daughter
August 2022
UK teacher’s Word Windows literacy tool sparks Microsoft trademark dispute
Kate McKenzie from Northampton receives letter opposing name of device created for people with dyslexia
June 2022
Leading questions
I’m wondering if my mother has dyslexia. Should I tell her or let things be?
Loved ones aren’t in the position to diagnose each other, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith – but perhaps raise the general idea ofdifferent mental experiences
April 2022
Nadine Dorries claims dyslexia made her say ‘downstream’ films
Culture secretary says disability makes it difficult to find the correct expression when speaking
February 2022
Student loan ban will hit dyslexic people hard, says Benjamin Zephaniah
Poet and Dragon’s Den entrepreneur Theo Paphitis join outcry against linking GCSE results to loan eligibility
January 2022
TV tonight
TV tonight: how Jay Blades finally overcame his dyslexia
As one of the 10% of adults affected by the condition, the charming Repair Shop host decides it’s time to read. Plus, inside Katie Prices’s ‘mucky mansion’. Here’s what to watch this evening
December 2021
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Leaked letter suggests Foreign Office covered up PM’s involvement in dog airlift from Kabul, MP claims – as it happened
Latest updates: PM denies claim from Foreign Office whistleblower
October 2021
Other lives
Gwyn Singleton obituary
Other lives: Pioneering specialist dyslexia teacher
April 2021
People with dyslexia have skills that we need, says GCHQ
UK surveillance agency says it has long valued neurodiverse analysts such as Alan Turing