Sharing experiences of adult dyslexia

Dyslexic Adult Network meetings allow adults with dyslexia to share experiences. Our meetings in Glasgow during the first half of 2024 have focused on personal
dyslexia journeys from school to employment. Without fail, all these individuals have mentioned how their school experience has impacted their choice of career. They have stressed how comments by teachers and other pupils have been seared into their memory. Comments such as “you will never amount to much” still affect them today. Most of the dyslexic adults at our meetings felt these types of comments built up their mental resilience but this doesn’t mean they don’t feel hurt when they think back to their school experience.

Another thing that is common amongst dyslexic adults (although not exclusive to them) is fear of writing down notes or comments as part of group activities.
There is the constant fear that their writing will show spelling mistakes, be messy and the act of writing will be very slow. This fear of being judged is understandable when dyslexic adults discuss the comments or actions of others they found hurtful at school.

If you would like to discuss these issues and more with others who understand, come along to one of our meetings. Workplace support and empathy from
others with dyslexia is available at Dyslexia Scotland’s Adult Networks. Meetings offer a variety of dyslexia subjects. See Dyslexia Scotland’s Events
webpage dyslexiascotland.org.uk/events to find out more about our Dyslexic Adult Network meetings. We hope to welcome you to one of our meetings in the near future.