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| About the Authors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Adult Dyslexia: Myths, Realities and Success | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Problems of Defining Dyslexia for the Workplace | |
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| Appropriate and Inappropriate Approaches to Identifying Dyslexia | |
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| How Schools Fail Dyslexic Children | |
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| Factors Determining Educational Success for Dyslexics | |
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| The Role of Ability in Overcoming Dyslexic Weaknesses | |
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| How Children May Compensate for Failures in the School System | |
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| How Learning Environments Influence Dyslexic Performance | |
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| The Myth of the Dyslexic's Poor Literacy Skills | |
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| How Schools Identify and Fail to Identify Dyslexic Children | |
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| The Myth of the Dyslexic's Low Intelligence | |
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| Why Successful Dyslexics Go Unnoticed | |
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| Appropriate and Inappropriate Training for Adult Dyslexics | |
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| Information Technology as a Solution to Literacy Weaknesses | |
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| A Training Programme for Adult Dyslexics | |
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| The Elusiveness of Adult Dyslexia | |
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| Are Adult Dyslexics More Than Child Dyslexics Grown Up? | |
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| Distinguishing Adult Dyslexia from Child Dyslexia | |
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| What Determines Success in the Workplace for Dyslexics | |
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| The Importance of Gaining Control | |
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| How Society Can Disable or Empower Dyslexics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Approaches to Understanding Disability | |
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| The Effect of the Medical Model of Disability | |
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| An Alternative to the Medical Model | |
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| How Models of Disability Determine Life Experiences | |
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| The Civil Rights Approach to Disability Politics | |
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| The Origin and Persistence of the Medical Model of Dyslexia | |
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| How Organisations Sometimes Disable Dyslexic Adults | |
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| Why Organisations Fail to Support Dyslexics in the Workplace | |
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| Differences Between Workplaces and Education Places | |
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| Medicalising Dyslexia in Workplaces | |
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| How to Improve Support for Adult Dyslexics at Work | |
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| Who Should Advise Organisations on Adult Dyslexia Issues? | |
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| Disability Issues in Europe | |
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| Disability Anti-Discrimination Legislation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Disability Anti-Discrimination Legislation in the United States of America | |
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| Disability Anti-Discrimination Legislation in the United Kingdom | |
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| Employers Not Covered by the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 | |
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| When Disability Discrimination Is Justified | |
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| The Responsibilities of Employers in the United Kingdom Under the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 | |
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| Reasonable Adjustment: Concessions for Small Employers | |
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| Burden of Proof Within the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 | |
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| The Likelihood of Resolving Dyslexia Discrimination Cases out of Court | |
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| A Timetable for Change in the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 | |
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| Disability Anti-Discrimination Legislation in the European Union | |
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| Imminent Changes to United Kingdom Disability Anti-Discrimination Legislation | |
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| The Impact on Small Employers of Intended Legislation Changes in the United Kingdom | |
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| Potential Disadvantages for Dyslexics of Government Failure to Educate Small Employers | |
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| The Possible Effects of Reversing the Burden of Proof in Disability Anti-Discrimination Legislation | |
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| Combating Malicious Allegations of Disability Discrimination | |
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| How Small Employers Can Reduce the Likelihood of Litigation | |
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| Grievance Procedures as Strategies for Avoiding Litigation | |
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| Additional Changes in United Kingdom Legislation of Relevance to Adult Dyslexics | |
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| Moving Towards Social Inclusion | |
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| Is Disability Anti-Discrimination Legislation the Solution to Unfair Disability Discrimination? | |
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| Dyslexics in the Workforce: Strengths, Weaknesses and Reasonable Adjustments | |
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| Dyslexic Employees: Problems or Solutions? | |
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| How Employment Attitudes and Practices Need to Change | |
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| Dyslexia and Errors of Adjustment | |
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| Identifying Reasonable Adjustments by Workplace Assessments | |
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| Specialist Training as Reasonable Adjustment for Adult Dyslexics | |
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| Supporting Dyslexic Workers by Improving Information Exchange | |
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| Problems Associated with Open-Plan Workspaces | |
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| Multiple Occupancy Workspaces | |
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| Achieving Large Effects from Small Changes | |
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| The Case for Making Proactive Adjustments for Dyslexics | |
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| The Importance of Motivation in Dyslexic Work Success | |
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| Factors Influencing the Retention of Dyslexics in Employment | |
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| The Importance of Human-Resource Factors in the Workplace | |
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| Avoiding Discrimination in Recruitment | |
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| Avoiding Discrimination in Employment Selection | |
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| Avoiding Discrimination in Psychometric Testing | |
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| Avoiding Discrimination in Selection Interviews | |
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| Making Induction Procedures Effective for Dyslexics | |
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| Improving Professional Training Programmes for Dyslexics | |
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| Avoiding Dyslexic Discrimination in Performance Appraisal | |
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| Introducing Flexible Working Practices to Support Dyslexics | |
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| Making Changes: A Note for Small Employers | |
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| Taking Account of Primary and Secondary Dyslexic Weaknesses | |
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| Managing Adult Dyslexia in the Workplace | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Identifying Dyslexia: The Manager's Role | |
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| How Managers Can Identify Dyslexia in Their Workers | |
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| Adult Dyslexia Screening | |
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| A Dyslexia-Screening Procedure for the Workplace | |
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| Understanding the Screening Procedure | |
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| Making Decisions about Dyslexia Screening | |
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| Dyslexia Screening: The Importance of Trust and Confidentiality | |
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| Dyslexia Screening: Respecting the Individual's Rights | |
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| Workplace Stress and Dyslexia: The Employer's Responsibilities | |
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| The Damage Caused by Working Long Hours | |
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| How Poor Relationships at Work Contribute to Stress | |
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| Dyslexia as a Source of Stress in Non-Dyslexic Employees | |
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| Counselling Adult Dyslexics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Appropriate Counselling for Adult Dyslexics | |
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| Counselling Adult Dyslexics: Perceptions, Falsehoods and Prejudices | |
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| What Counsellors Can Achieve | |
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| The Impact of Labelling on Adult Dyslexics | |
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| How Dyslexic Self-Perceptions Determine Experiences | |
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| Understanding Dyslexic Strengths and Weaknesses | |
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| Secondary Dyslexic Symptoms: The Psychological Problems of Dyslexics | |
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| The Complexity of Dyslexic Symptoms | |
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| The Four Levels of Dyslexic Functioning: A Framework Determining Intervention | |
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| The Characteristics of Dyslexics at the Four Levels | |
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| The Importance of Informed Consent | |
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| The Impact on the Individual of a Positive Dyslexia Diagnosis | |
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| A Counselling Intervention Programme for Adult Dyslexics | |
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| Methods of Collecting Data from Dyslexic Clients | |
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| Some Important Specialist Counselling Skills | |
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| Brief Intervention Counselling for Dyslexics | |
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| Using the Internet for Dyslexic Counselling | |
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| The Internet as Psychotherapy for Adult Dyslexics | |
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| Useful Organisations | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |