Resources and Patient Groups

Home Page: http://kidshealth.org/index.html
Condition Info: http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/learning/dyslexia.html

KidsHealth is the largest site on the internet providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth right through to adolescence.

The KidsHealth website reviews what dyslexia is, how it is diagnosed, how to treat it and how to positively encourage children with dyslexia. They also offer helpful links to other related information and articles concerning learning disabilities.

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Home Page: http://www.bupa.co.uk/
Condition Info: http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/Dyslexia.html

BUPA is the leading provider of private healthcare insurance, hospitals and healthcare services in the UK. Their website offers free online health information from trusted medical experts.

The BUPA website talks in detail about dyslexia and how to spot its symptoms, along with how special help can be obtained at school and college.

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Home Page: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/index.asp
Condition Info: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=140&sectionId=7846

NHS Direct Online is a website providing comprehensive health advice for people living in England - and is supported by a 24-hour helpline.

At the NHS website, the possibilities of genetic heritage are discussed along with the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of dyslexia.

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Home Page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/health
Condition Info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/dyslexia1.shtml

BBC Health offers a complete A-Z illness listing, with related articles and guides plus a messageboard where users can share their experiences.

BBC Health discusses how dyslexia arises from one or more problems with information procession, for example visual or auditory/perceptual difficulties.

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Home Page: http://www.ldonline.org/
Condition Info: http://www.ldonline.org/questions/dyslexia

LD OnLine.org is the world's leading website devoted to learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 250,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals.

Help at LD Online comes in the form of a series of useful questions and answers, covering most subjects that parents ask about child dyslexia.

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Home Page: http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/D/dyslexia/
Condition Info: http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/D/dyslexia/index.html#Dyslexia

Channel 4 transmits across the whole of the UK and is available on all digital platforms (terrestrial, satellite and cable) as well as through traditional analogue transmission.

Channel 4 discusses dyslexia in relation to their own website, offering customisable font sizes and colours in order to ease the reading experience for those with dyslexia. The condition is discussed in relation to children and adults and some useful scientific information is also on offer.

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Home Page: http://www.portobello.edin.sch.uk/LSSN/LSSN2.html

The Portobello High School website discusses the cognitive precursors to dyslexia, its educational effects plus dyslexia screening tests and offers many sources for further reading.

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Home Page: http://www.dys-add.com/index.html
Condition Info: http://www.dys-add.com/define.html

Bright Solutions for Dyslexia is an information and resource centre dedicated to increasing the awareness of dyslexia and ADD/ADHD by providing research-based information for parents, teachers and other professionals.
Bright Solutions discuss the historical perspectives of dyslexia, associated learning disabilities, phonemic awareness plus the mechanics of phonological processing.

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