Dyslexia: How to Survive and Succeed at Work

by Dr. Sylvia Moody

Overview

Dyslexic people face many problems in the workplace: difficulties with reading and writing, memory, organisation and time management, and a recent TUC report on dyslexia in the workplace estimates that 3 million people are affected.This guide is written by a leading expert in the field for people of all backgrounds and abilities and will help readers to master complex organisational skills, deal with a large workload and cope with the demands of deadlines. It also shows how to improve confidence, deal with stress, and build on the creative talent that many dyslexics possess. It explains what dyslexic and dyspraxic difficulties are; describes how they affect workplace efficiency; offers strategies to manage dyslexic difficulties and reduce their adverse effect on work efficiency; and, provides information about ways in which employers can help dyslexic employees.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780091907082
Publisher:	Random House UK
Publication date:	10/01/2006
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dr Sylvia Moody has a PhD in Psychology, a diploma in Clinical Psychology and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She runs the Dyslexia Assessment Service in London, is the author of Dyslexia: A Teenager's Guide and has also written children's books.

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"Particularly thorough guide."  —Library Journal

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"Particularly thorough guide." —Library Journal

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