Dyslexia-related traits
ManyExample: frequent reported difficulties with reading, spelling and organising written work.
Detailed screening · Example reportAlex and all details below are invented to demonstrate the report format. This is not a result from your answers. No professional has reviewed or signed off this example.
Your screening summary
Alex · Adult learning and work example
“I want to complete written work with less exhaustion and feel more confident managing deadlines.”
The example focuses on the effort involved in reading, writing and organising work, rather than whether Alex meets criteria for a diagnosis.
Alex reports a dyslexia diagnosis during school. The original report has not been supplied in this example. Alex also reports waiting for an ADHD assessment; this is recorded as pending, not as an existing diagnosis.
Written work has felt effortful since school. Alex currently uses typing and extra checking time. Difficulties became more noticeable after taking on a role with more written reporting.
A live report would distinguish self-reported history from records checked by the reviewer.
Reported traits · Fictional example
The example below shows how your report could describe traits associated with each area using Few, Some or Many.
Example: frequent reported difficulties with reading, spelling and organising written work.
Example: fewer reported differences in communication, interaction and sensory experience.
Example: reported difficulties with attention, task initiation and managing priorities.
Example: fewer reported difficulties with movement, coordination and practical tasks.
What these words mean: Few means fewer traits reported; Some means a number of traits reported; Many means a broader pattern of traits reported. They do not describe diagnostic certainty or the severity of a condition. Few does not rule a condition out.
These labels are invented for this example, not calculated from questionnaire responses. The detailed screening needs an agreed interpretation method and professional review before these labels can appear in a real report. Existing diagnoses and history are considered separately.
In this fictional account, rereading and checking take considerable time. Alex wants to reduce the effort of producing a written report.
Interruptions make it harder to resume work. Alex would like a more manageable way to track deadlines and the next action.
Alex describes working longer to keep up. The reviewer would explore workload, sleep, health and support alongside longstanding experiences.
These are illustrative priorities, not diagnostic scores. A live report would cover all ten domains and identify missing or uncertain information.
Professional conversation
Illustrative content only. No meeting has taken place for this fictional example.
Meeting date: To be recorded
Reviewer: Name and role to be recorded
Attendees: Participant and any agreed support person
Format: Video, telephone or in person
In this example, Alex wants to understand why written tasks remain tiring and whether further assessment would help explain difficulties with attention and organisation.
The conversation would clarify the reported dyslexia diagnosis, previous support and pending ADHD assessment. The reviewer would record which information comes from Alex, a support person or documents checked, and any differences from the questionnaire answers.
Explore specific examples from learning, work and home, alongside what works well. Record the person’s own priorities and any strategies they have already tried.
To be completed after the meeting. Distinguish directly observed behaviour from reported experiences, and note the limits of a brief conversation. No observations or clinical conclusions are inferred in this example.
Participant corrections: Record any clarification or disagreement with the summary before finalising it.
Example discussion point: review the existing dyslexia report and clarify what Alex needs now before deciding whether further assessment would add useful information.
Discuss the pending ADHD pathway separately. Screening responses alone cannot confirm ADHD, autism, dyspraxia or another condition, or decide which assessment is required.
The final recommendation would explain the reviewer’s reasoning, the available options and what each next step could answer.
Agree together
Discuss the questions Alex wants a full assessment to answer. Review the existing dyslexia report and the pending ADHD pathway before recommending further assessment.
Action: agree which records to request and which assessment options to explain. Record the responsible person and agreed date.
Agree one or two practical changes linked to Alex’s priorities. Support can be explored while assessment options are being considered.
Action: Alex and the reviewer select a manageable starting point and how to check whether it helps.
Agree when to review progress, who will be involved and how Alex would prefer to communicate. Revisit the plan after any further assessment findings.
Review date and contact: to be agreed with the participant.
Options for discussion — not prescribed interventions
These fictional examples show the type of support a reviewer could discuss. Select options with the person, based on their needs, preferences and assessment findings; do not assign support solely from a Few, Some or Many label.
Explore accessible digital text, read-aloud tools, writing templates or speech-to-text. If appropriate, discuss targeted literacy support with a suitably qualified specialist.
Goal to agree: make one recurring reading or writing task more manageable.
Consider a short planning routine, visible task steps, reminders and agreed check-ins. Discuss whether structured study-skills or workplace coaching would be useful.
Goal to agree: start or return to a chosen task with less support or frustration.
Ask whether clearer written expectations, a quieter workspace or changes to practical tasks would help. Where relevant, discuss specialist input for persistent sensory, motor or coordination needs; this is not indicated automatically by a screening label.
Goal to agree: reduce a specific barrier identified by the person.
With consent, discuss the summary with an appropriate school, college, university or workplace support contact. Identify successful strategies and achievable goals, and consider further wellbeing support if requested or indicated during professional review.
Goal to agree: help the person explain their needs and identify a trusted source of support.
Record the agreed support, provider, frequency, any cost and review date before starting. Assessment, coaching and aftercare arrangements are separate decisions; none is automatically included in the £149 screening.
Draft for discussion
Agree a small number of goals with Alex. The examples below would be adapted after professional review and any later assessment.
Trial: plan one report with a short outline before drafting.
Review: Alex notes whether this makes starting and organising ideas easier.
Trial: leave a short “next action” note before changing tasks.
Review: discuss whether this reduces time spent working out where to restart.
Trial: identify one recurring demand to discuss with a support person or workplace contact, if Alex chooses.
Review: agree a review date and check what changed, what helped and what needs adjusting.
A personalised aftercare service is separate from the £149 screening. This shows how screening information could inform it, not a plan already prescribed or included.
Status: illustrative draft only.
A real report would include the reviewer’s name, role, review date, information considered, limitations and signed approval before release. Recommendations would be checked against the original responses and discussed with the person.
Screening is not a diagnostic assessment and does not calculate the probability of a condition.