20/10/2025
So may people struggle with dyslexia today....but when diagnosed do they truly no what it is? With so many teachers and other non specialists now able to diagnose...is the diagnosis truly correct? Educational Psychologists train for years and give a thorough assessment (most of the day for the case of my two with a huge report). How can we expect our poor teachers to match that!
I was quite shocked when my youngest didn't get a clear diagnosis of dyslexia....... she's so much like Jacob, in fact maybe worse! Irlen's was mentioned....another term liked by some but not really covered by the NHS due to lack of research...so what do I do with that??
I am lucky though as now both of my children are under the hospital for Visual Processing Disorder - something that still seems fairly new at present and something else I'd never really understood!
Of course people always ask me what the difference is and I realised I couldn't give a good answer, partly because when describing VPD, I felt like I was also describing dyslexia. Even the DRs struggled a little as well! So I've been doing a little research and quite liked the post below.
https://lorrainedriscoll.com/dyslexia-or-visual-processing-disorder/
I'm obviously not an expert at all in these areas but I feel like I need to become one to advocate for my children...something I know a lot of parents struggle with as well. I enjoyed clarifying the differences between dyslexia and VPD and thought I would share it in case it can help anyone else