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who would you recommend for Dyslexia testing my daughter is 17 and keen to do medecine.

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What Indications do have that she is dyslexic?

Test and get the training that ges along with the diagnosis.

I've not heard of doctors with dyslexicia. But google it. I've heard of lawyers, achitects, civil engineers, comedians,

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Hi I am in the medicine field but veterinary nursing which involved a lot medicine training. Which getting tested have help me a lot. Its is hard but if your heart in it you be fine.

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I would contact iansyst in Cambridge. Even doctor's are Dyslexic.

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Thank you According to Birmingham University each year they have 10 to 15 training for Medecine with Dyslexia.

I am keen to find some one who also screens for ADHD because apparently 40% of Dyslexics have ADHD/ Frontal lobe defecits.????

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I was considereing David Grant?

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Looking up Iansyst.

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Tim Francis did my test

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Thanks will look him up

You need to get a Diagnostic Assessment specifically for the Disabled Student's Allowance which is funding for students with specific learning difficulties when they are entering Higher Education. You can get this assessment from age 16 upwards. It is not guaranteed that you get the funding, the assessment needs to show evidence of a specific learning difficulty. The specialist undertaking the assessment, therefore, should also be competent in looking for other spLDs such as ADHD/ADD, Dyspraxia as well as Dyslexia.

You can get the assessment done by a Psychologist or a specialist teacher who holds an Assessment Practising Certificate and lists of specialist teachers are on the Patoss website so you can find one in your area patoss-dyslexia.org Alternatively Dyslexia Action should be able to help you.

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