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match educational needs on a daily basis

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 Children's Mental Health
and Dyslexia
What impact does your child's
literacy difficulties and/or dyslexia
have on his/her mental health?
This question was asked recently in a survey
undertaken by Dyslexia Victoria Support
in Australia.
The answers were concerning.
81% of responding parents believed that literacy
difficulties and/or dyslexia has a
"negative" or "very negative" effect on their
child's mental health.

Very negatlve

Negative

Neutral