Dyslexia - why are private assesments so darned expensive?

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Dyslexia Action charge £550!

I know they are a charity, but wow!

School do a basic one, but that's it. SENCO is great, got lots of resources he uses and TA fab too. But like casting a fishing net and hoping to grab a prize salmon is a sea full of cod isywim.

An assesment would give me and DS a better understanding on his needs, what we can do to help etc.

Otherwise it's a bit like trying to drive a articulated lorry with only a quarter of the instructions and no training.

Why does this big gap between school and private organisations? If school/government put more into it children like my DS would do better!

I have written to all political parties asking them about this issue. How many replies have I had?

NONE.

The real problem is that you will pay your money but still not be have a true diagnosis of the real cognitive issues.

Dyslexia Action staff are not qualified Audiologists or Optometrists and are therefore unable to provide a clinical assessment of the real underlying problems, or how best to provide the correct form of support.

All dyslexics require a MULI- PROFESSIONAL assessment by a multi-discipline assessment team consisting of: Audiologists or Optometrists, Psychologists, and Speech and Language Pathologists. To clinically identify the real medical issues and determine the best remedial and support approaches.

The politicians are have no real understanding of what dyslexia is, know even less about the assessment processes.

May be you should refer Dyslexia Action to the Charities Commission to check out whether they are conforming to their Register Charity Status or just making money from dyslexics while being a non profit organisation.

If they were a proper charity they would try to provide lower charges for those who could not afford their extortionate charges

Hi , my daughter is dyslexic and i have found it impossible to get her the help she needs so am trying to start up a group for parents in the same or similar situations here is my link
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/special_needs/1139385- Dyslexia-support-group please contact me if you are interested x