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Dyslexia in the Workplace: An Introductory Guide [Hardcover]

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Author: Diana Bartlett
ISBN : 9780470683750
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The second edition of Dyslexia in the Workplace is a comprehensive guide to how dyslexic adults in employment can improve their skills, and how their employers and other professionals can help.
  • Offers invaluable insights for overcoming obstacles to success, enhancing workplace efficiency and ensuring that dyslexic employees achieve their full potential
  • Written in an accessible style that is perfect for professionals and dyslexic individuals alike
  • Covers related syndromes such as dyspraxia, attention deficit disorder and visual stress
  • Explores the legal obligations and other issues that are important to workplace managers, especially human resources professionals
  • Provides authoritative guidance on recent case law relating to dyslexia
  • Hardcover: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (August 30, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470683759
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470683750
  • Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 6.2 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Dyslexia in the Workplace: An Introductory Guide

Author Biographies.


Prologue.


Introduction.

Part A Identifying Dyslexia (Sylvia Moody).


Chapter 1 Dyslexia in the Workplace.


Chapter 2 Understanding a Diagnostic Report.


Chapter 3 Judgement Day: Tom Goes for an Assessment.


Chapter 4 Workplace Needs Assessments.


Chapter 5 Dyspraxia and Attention Deficit Disorder.


Chapter 6 Visual Factors in Reading Difficulties.


Chapter 7 Emotions.

Part B Tackling Dyslexia (Diana Bartlett).


Chapter 8 Getting Started.


Chapter 9 Overall Work Strategies.


Chapter 10 General Work Organisation.


Chapter 11 Efficient Work Methods.


Chapter 12 General Writing Skills.


Chapter 13 Some Specific Work Documents.


Chapter 14 Reading and Remembering Work Documents.


Chapter 15 General Oral Skills and Interaction.


Chapter 16 Dealing with Negative Attitudes and Emotions.

Part C Managing Dyslexia (Katherine Kindersley).


Chapter 17 From College to Workplace.


Chapter 18 Working with Dyslexia.


Chapter 19 Reasonable Adjustments.

Part D Judging Dyslexia.


Chapter 20 Dyslexia: An Employment Lawyer Speaks (Katherine Kindersley).


Chapter 21 Dyslexia in the Dock (Sylvia Moody).


Conclusion.


Appendix 1 Checklists for Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, AD(H)D and Visual Stress.


Appendix 2 Assistive Technology.


Appendix 3 Relaxation and Visualisation Exercises (Diana Bartlett).


Appendix 4 Useful Addresses.


Appendix 5 Further Reading.


Index.

Review of 'Dyslexia in the Workplace' by Diana Bartlett and Sylvia Moody, published by John Wiley (previously by Whurr).

I would like to highly recommend this book: it gives invaluable information and advice about dyslexic difficulties in the workplace. It is aimed at three audiences: (1) dyslexic people who are having difficulty at work; (2) dyslexia professionals, such as tutors and psychologists; and (3) employers, in particular HR and training managers, and occupational health professionals.

In the first section of the book the authors explain the range and nature of dyslexic difficulties, and also deal with a related set of difficulties, dyspraxia. They show how these difficulties can affect work performance and describe in detail how the difficulties can be assessed. A particular strength of the book is that much attention is given not just practical difficulties but also to the emotional problems which are related to these. The book also does full justice to the strengths which dyslexic people have.

The second section of the book gives a wealth of strategies for dealing with the difficulties, and building on strengths. There is advice on work organisation, efficient work methods, reading with recall and comprehension, writing workplace documents, techniques for improving memory, oral skills, and ways of dealing with negative emotions, such as anxiety and frustration.

Particularly valuable are the sections which give advice to both the employer and employee on the sort of reasonable adjustments which can be made in the workplace to help dyslexic employees maximise their potential.

I found this book very easy to read, and extremely informative.
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