Dyslexia summit

Dyslexia should not limit any child’s success, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond said.

He was outlining plans at a dyslexia summit to ensure children with dyslexia are spotted and helped at school.

Formula One champion Sir Jackie Stewart, who was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 42, was also present to give his support to the plans.

Dyslexia is associated with difficulties in reading, writing and spelling, and is accompanied by poor working memory, sequencing and organisational problems.

It is estimated that as many as 10 per cent of Scotland’s population are dyslexic to some degree.