Thanks that's really interesting context. My viewpoint comes from my husband who struggled for years with undiagnosed dyslexia. He was put shoved into English as a Foreign Language classes in sc… (View Post)

A really excellent post. I think that there is a perception taking hold that if we stop diagnosing people as dyslexic or suffering from depression then the problem will go away. It won't as peop… (View Post)

Let's say we do as you suggest and go back to seeing people as 'a bit dim' or a 'bit slow '. Do you still intend to help these pupils and provide support or does it mean that… (View Post)

Why not blame the system that only provides the learning support people need if they have a medical diagnosis rather than the parents? (View Post)

On a point of order, I would object to the term 'able bodied'. I have a best friend with such severe depression that she can't go out of the house and one with severe learning difficul… (View Post)