You are condemning a lot of people based on the spurious idea that we're "a nation that doesn't want to work and a population that feels entitled to a high standard of living for zero effort.&qu… (View Post)

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 school … (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 people wi… (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 you can just shrug your … (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)