The £25 option
You don’t need a screener before an assessment.
If you already recognise a longstanding pattern of difficulty and want to understand it properly, you can book a full dyslexia assessment directly.
Still sitting on the fence?
A £25 screener might help.
If £450 feels like a lot to spend when you are genuinely unsure whether dyslexia is likely to explain the difficulties, the screener gives you a smaller first step.
It is an option for uncertainty — not a required first stage.
£25
A smaller first step if you are genuinely unsure.
Remote
Available remotely where suitable.
Weston-super-Mare
Or come to my office in person.
2–3 working days
A short written summary follows.
When might it help?
A professional view before you decide
A screener can be useful when you have noticed some difficulties but are not yet sure whether they form a convincing dyslexia pattern.
You really aren’t sure
You recognise a few things, but you are not sure whether dyslexia is a plausible explanation.
£450 is a big decision
You do not want to spend that amount if the indicators of dyslexia may be weak.
You want a professional view first
You would rather work through some short screening activities with me before deciding what to do next.
What happens?
Four simple steps
We meet
A short appointment with me, either remotely or at my office in Weston-super-Mare.
A few screening activities
You work through a short set of dyslexia screening tasks with me. This is a live session, not an online questionnaire.
I look at the pattern
I review the screening results alongside the information you have shared.
Your written summary
I send you a short written summary within 2–3 working days.
After the screener
What might I tell you?
A screener cannot diagnose or rule out dyslexia. It gives us some useful information to help you decide whether a full assessment is a sensible next step.
A full assessment may be worthwhile
The screening pattern may suggest that a full dyslexia assessment would be a sensible next step.
The indicators may not be particularly strong
If the screening does not show strong indicators of dyslexia, I will explain that rather than simply encouraging you to spend £450 on an assessment.
Something else may be worth exploring
Sometimes something else in the pattern makes me curious. If another route may be more appropriate, I will explain that and signpost you where I can.
The screener cannot confirm or rule out dyslexia, ADHD or Dyspraxia/DCD. If the pattern suggests that something else may be worth considering, I will explain that.
If you go on to a full dyslexia assessment, the £25 is deducted.
So if the screener helps you decide that assessment is the right next step, you are not paying for the same decision twice.