When i was at school dyslexia was not reconised and they all thought i was thick, so i was put into the bottom english classes at school.
But now they help you if you have dyslexia, i wish i got help as i knew i wasn`t thick.

I am english but live in greece and my son is half greek / english. My son has recently been dignosed with "probable" dyslexia, the waiting list for the actual diagnosis is 2 years. My son is now 8 and struggles tremendously with his writen and reading work. When I approached the school to ask advice and hopefully support, the reply from his headmistress was "well he'll just have to read more and try harder, he is just lazy". unbelivable!!! As a result we get no help, no support, he is expected to do the same work in the same amount of time and is marked down consantly for spelling mistakes and untidy writing. 2009??????

I was first diagnosed in 1997 in the U.S. at the time dyslexia wasn't really known about. There were only 3 doctors who could test for it in Illinois and I was lucky enough to get one. My teachers at the time would often scold me for forgetting, misunderstanding, sleeping, and talking to much. One teacher always made me put my glasses on and another sat me in the front of the class for the whole year. Even though I had eye problems back making the print bigger wouldn't have helped me cope. The doctor was the one who saved me from a future of hardship. He trained my brain to work around the dyslexia and he educated my mother and i in strategies against my problems. Before him, I was failing after his dyslexic therapy I was top of my class.