At university
Could dyslexia be affecting your studies?
Dyslexia does not look the same for everyone. These are prompts for recognition, not a checklist and not a diagnosis.
Academic reading takes much longer than expected
This may be occasional or something you have learned to compensate for. What matters is how often it happens, how long it has been present and the effort or impact involved.
You reread pages but still struggle to retain the information
This may be occasional or something you have learned to compensate for. What matters is how often it happens, how long it has been present and the effort or impact involved.
Assignments are difficult to organise even when you understand the subject
This may be occasional or something you have learned to compensate for. What matters is how often it happens, how long it has been present and the effort or impact involved.
Getting ideas onto the page is slower than thinking or talking
This may be occasional or something you have learned to compensate for. What matters is how often it happens, how long it has been present and the effort or impact involved.
Spelling, proofreading or note-taking take a lot of effort
This may be occasional or something you have learned to compensate for. What matters is how often it happens, how long it has been present and the effort or impact involved.
Lectures move on before you have processed everything
This may be occasional or something you have learned to compensate for. What matters is how often it happens, how long it has been present and the effort or impact involved.
Deadlines and competing tasks are difficult to manage
This may be occasional or something you have learned to compensate for. What matters is how often it happens, how long it has been present and the effort or impact involved.
University has made old learning difficulties much more noticeable
This may be occasional or something you have learned to compensate for. What matters is how often it happens, how long it has been present and the effort or impact involved.
Several familiar signs do not automatically mean dyslexia.
What matters is the overall pattern, your history and the impact the difficulties are having. You do not need a screener before a full assessment. If you are genuinely unsure whether assessment is worthwhile, the £25 dyslexia screener is an optional lower-cost way to help decide.