There is no relationship between dyslexia and intelligence or behaviour.
Yet it is often undiagnosed and children get written off at school as a result.
One in ten of us has dyslexia, and – as with other special educational needs – we need to do a better job for people who live with it.
Click on the YouTube link to see Nick Timothy MP’s contribution to a debate in Parliament on this topic on 11 November 2025.
