"A challenge I've strived to overcome": opening up about working with dyslexia

As we marked World Dyslexia Day at the weekend, occupational therapist Mark Hough tells his story of graduating university and accomplishing his goals
"A challenge I've strived to overcome": opening up about working with dyslexia

World Dyslexia Day is marked at this time of year

When I was 14 years old, I was told by a government psychologist that I was dyslexic. Up to this point my exam results were terrible but my teachers could not understand this. 

They would tell my parents that I was a bright young man and was always answering questions.

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