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20 Things Only Parents Of Children With Dyslexia Would Understand

Dyslexia. It's a word many parents dread when they hear it in reference to their own children. What their "lay" minds take in is that they have a child who will face struggles throughout his/her schooling and in life. Dyslexia never goes away. There is no medication to mitigate the symptoms; worse, it is an invisible disability which (if undiagnosed) subjects the sufferer to lots of misunderstanding and criticism for things over which s/he has not control.

26 Oct 2015
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You won’t regret it.

Well then. Here I am, once again, lying in my bed in my living room, and I am so bored. There has to be more to life than watching day-time TV, playing Solitaire and Candy Crush on my computer and waiting for my carers to visit to make me a cup of tea. I've had enough. My life needs a purpose.

24 Oct 2015
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Fightback

We cannot stress enough that you need to appeal in WRITING against a PIP decision, not over the phone. We know it is tempting to get on the phone as soon as you get the dreaded brown envelope, however this will ensure that they will reconsider the decision using the same evidence that day or a few days later, and will most likely come to exactly the same negative decision as it will not give you adequate time to send anything new in.

23 Oct 2015
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