Bermuda Health-Abets
This is a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living. With a mission of empowering, informing and motivating Bermuda residents to live well. Our guests will be experts, community partners and residents with lived experience who focus on, work with or live with all aspects of health, including social determinants of health.
Bermuda Health-Abets
Understanding Dyslexia
Dear Listeners,
Dyslexia is more common than we may think. According to The reading Clinic "1 in 10 people is affected by dyslexia to some degree, with 4% being severely affected". The reading clinic also indicates that "dyslexia affects people of all levels of intelligence and is found in both girls and boys equally; however, boys may be more severely affected". Recognizing that dyslexia can affect anyone in our community it is important to be aware.
This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living, our topic is Understanding Dyslexia.
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Our guests this episode are Amy Da Costa, Core Reading Programme Director and Stacey Kyme, Assistant Director of The Core reading Programme at The Reading Clinic. During this episode our guests provide valuable information about what is dyslexia, the resources available to assist persons with dyslexia, and understanding that dyslexia is a brain based learning difference. As you tune into this episode embrace the opportunity to becoming more aware, considerate and inclusive when considering dyslexia!
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