Baxter, Chris wrote:
> 
> Yes indeed what about PACT!  Seriously though, it is their responsibility
> and your colleague needs to visit them to discuss (tell her not to forget
> her suit of armour) I hope she gets on OK, could you let us all know the
> outcome please ?
> Thanks
> Chris
> 
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>> Subject:      Dyslexia Assessments for employees

If someone goes through the Employment Service for an assessment they get an assessment from an Occupational 
Psychologist (not an Educational psychologist) but this is not an automatic process; it depends on whether the 
Disability Employment Adviser (DEA).judges it to be necessary. Also, waiting times vary as does expertise at 
the DEA level. The OP focuses on work-related needs /difficulties and those I have spoken to within the PACT 
(employment service) do not regard it as their job to diagnose dyslexia - just to identify the strengths and 
weaknesses as they impact work.
Reports are often very brief and go through the Disability Employment Adviser .
I have had no experience of DEAs successfully assisting dyslexic individuals who are at graduate level or 
above. Nor have I found that the route through a doctor to a Clinical Psychologist brings good results - again 
reports are brief and recommendations for the individual are minimal. Either a qualified and experienced tutor 
or an Educational Psychologist with experience of adults (as opposed to one who works mainly with school 
children) is the best way of getting a helpful assessment and useful report recommendations. This will often 
involve going privately to a chartered psychologist who could be Occ, Ed or Clinical.
I advise people to be assessed by someone who has been recommended to them - phone the local dyslexia 
association to see if they have anyone who knows about adults.




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