05/10/2026
❗October is Dyslexia Awareness Month:
🔴 Did you know that dyslexia affects about 20% of the population? While many think it only impacts reading and writing, dyslexia is actually about how the brain processes information.
🔴 Dyslexic people may have difficulty processing and remembering information they see and hear, which does affect learning and the acquisition of literacy skills, but can also impact on organisational skills, working memory, processing speed, left/right coordination, mathematics skills and learning languages.
🔴 Dyslexia also frequently co-occurs with other developmental difficulties, including dyspraxia, dyscalculia and ADHD. Dyslexic difficulties also exist on a continuum and can be experienced to various degrees of severity.
🔴 It is important to remember that there can be positives to thinking differently.
Many dyslexic people show strengths in areas such as:
🧩“Big picture thinking”, spatial and visual reasoning
🎨 Creative fields like art, design,
📖 Storytelling
💡innovative problem solving.
🔴 Dyslexia can be a strength, but it can also severely impact daily life for those affected and young people with dyslexia require the right support, strategies and tools to enable them to succeed at school.
🔴 Dyslexia cannot be cured because it is a lifelong, neurodevelopmental difference in how the brain processes language, not a disease or illness. Unfortunately, traditional classrooms aren't built for every brain and without the right support, dyslexic students can easily become frustrated and anxious.
🟢 At Aim High we do education differently:
❌ No written exams
✅ Practical, hands-on City & Guilds courses
📸 Portfolio evidence (videos, photos, posters, and short answers)
👥 Small, supportive groups tailored to individual needs.
🟢 If your young person is struggling in mainstream education, perhaps it’s time for an alternative approach?
👀 Find out more here: https://www.aimhighuk.co.uk/
