WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DYSLEXIC
CHILDREN ARE NEGLECTED AND
REMAIN UNDIAGNOSED?

Undiagnosed children/ young people with dyslexia often leave school without any formal
qualifications resulting in job opportunities being generally limited to unskilled work. ^F

Gaining an interview for most jobs in the current market requires many skills which adults with
dyslexia find extremely challenging: registering for unemployment benefit by completing forms
and attending job centres on specific days and at specific times, reading hundreds of job
advertisements, requesting and completing application forms, and writing personal statements. ^F

Frequently, adults with dyslexia find they lack not only adequate academic and emotional skills
but also inter-personal communication and social skills as well—putting them in a greater risk of
a continual cycle of failure. ^F




 32% of students with dyslexia drop out of high school 
 or do not receive a regular diploma ^B 

 50% of youth in the juvenile justice system have dyslexia ^B 

 60% of adolescents in drug and alcohol rehabilitation 
 have dyslexia ^B