WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
DYSLEXIC CHILDREN ARE
NEGLECTED AND REMAIN
UNDIAGNOSED?

Undiagnosed children/ young people with dyslexia 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, 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