'It would level the playing field to have more time': Dyslexic student calls for extra exam time

Midleton College student Alice R Perks reads from her book ‘Thoughts from a Teenage Mind’ in the sunken garden of the school. The poetry collection reflects on her journey with dyslexia and the inner world of her teenage years. Picture: Chani Anderson

A budding young writer who is due to begin her Leaving Cert exams on Wednesday has called for a creative rethink of how dyslexic students like her are supported.

Alice R Perks, head girl at Midleton College, had her first book published just as she turned 18.