Dyslexia Consultancy

We believe that many of the difficulties that are experienced by those with neurodiversity are created by the beliefs they have developed about their own limitations and the high levels of personal stress that they may experience.  Some of these problems have developed through misunderstandings through people not recognising the nature of their difficulties or appreciating their hidden strengths.  Our approach is to deal with dyslexia at the level of the underlying processes that contribute to the problems rather than focusing primarily on behavioural interventions.

Employee needs assessments

We offer needs assessments for employees with dyslexia that take into account the requirements of a job and match these against the employee's strengths and difficulties.  We then make recommendations on reasonable adjustments that can be made to support the individual.  We advise on technological interventions such as specialist software and provide training in the use of these technologies.  We also advise on the government funding available to contribute to the costs associated with these interventions.

Dyslexia Consultancy

We carry out organisational audits and advise on how to improve your policies for employees who have dyslexia.  We liaise with individual staff and managers to provide solutions that enable dyslexic employees contribute their skills to your organisation.

Dyslexia awareness training

We offer training in dyslexia awareness and other forms of neurodiversity (ADHD, dyspraxia, Asperger's syndrome, dyscalculia).  Training reflects the individual needs of the organisation.

Training for dyslexia specialists

We offer training for the professional development of trained dyslexia specialists, offering new approaches to overcoming dyslexia, including:

Neuro linguistic programming (NLP)

NLP can enable student's overcome their limiting beliefs about dyslexia.  Dyslexia tutors benefit from learning how to communicate more effectively with students through understanding advanced language patterns and applying them during tuition sessions.  NLP also offers a number of effective strategies for intervention such as the NLP spelling strategy.

Teaching students self-hypnosis

Many of the limitations associated with dyslexia exist in the unconscious mind and teaching approaches that address the conscious development of skills are not effective for all difficulties faced by people with dyslexia.  Teaching students self-hypnosis enables them to take a proactive approach to their own learning, enabling them to develop confidence in their abilities.  Attendees will learn how to teach students to install the unconscious strategies they need for success.

Coaching skills

A coaching approach can be used in the delivery of dyslexia tuition to facilitate change at the deepest level.  Rather than teaching within a conventional model, study skills coaching offers a range of techniques for uncovering and assessing student's difficulties.  It also focuses on using verbal communication to unlock a student's latent knowledge and abilities. 

Study skills strategies

This workshop covers a range of effective approaches to the delivery of study skills in a post-compulsory education setting. 

Neurodiversity coaching

This is a service offered to students in a higher education setting who have a difficulty such as dyslexia, ADHD or dyspraxia.  On some occasions coaching is the most effective strategy to intervene with difficulties such as time management, social skills, personal organisation and self-esteem.  Coaching involves uncovering the limitations that are preventing the student making positive changes and offers them a process of accountability so they can remain on track.

Hypnotherapy

The use of clinical hypnosis can be effective in some cases when conventional interventions are showing limited success.  Such issues include performance anxiety over presentation skills or examinations or can relate to phobias of reading in public.  Hypnosis is effective as these difficulties exist within the unconscious mind and are rarely solved through conscious interventions.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

Albert Einstein