Diary of a Dyslexic

My manager – Voldemort was rarely addressed by his chosen name – had taken me into a string of ‘confidential’ meetings

I sat directly opposite the person accusing me of what I had hoped to continue concealing, in an open office

The ‘dyslexic’ was silent. God forbid that word is spoken aloud.

It's the social event of the year. The expectation to mingle like you've never mingled before? High. The chances of sticking by the food...

Now I'm not normally lost for words (if you pardon the pun) but when someone asks me whether it's a good idea to disclose their dyslexia,...

I can't remember the exact point where I started talking about my dyslexia or my struggles with it, but over the past few months I've...

2016. Needing a job. Competition: high. Chances of succeeding? Lower than I thought. I was neurodivergent but didn’t know it, and I had...

Picture this: you're overwhelmed with work, you're anxious about managing up, and you don't feel like you're really thriving in your...

Eurgh. Symptoms. The word makes me coil up and ready to spring out at anyone who continues to use it when discussing neurodiversity. Why...

Dear Armelle, You're going to be diagnosed with dyslexia. And as much as I hate to say it, your fears won't go away. I know you've always...

I'm not one for New Years resolutions. It's the expectations of completely reinventing myself for me. And because of these high...

I’ve spent a lot of time on this so far, with nothing to show for it. The issue is, I’ve been writing a first sentence here, deleting it,...

I speak quite frequently on my experiences in the workplace. The first two companies i worked for, I didn't disclosed my dyslexia. In...

Thank you for the worst time of my life. Thank you for putting me close to breakdown. Thank you for all the times I had to pick myself up.

Dyslexia in the workplace. It's not discussed much, is it? Either because it's generally accepted, or it's not typical acknowledge such a...

Some days, I feel burnt out before I've even sat down at my desk. I can just foresee my brain overloading sometimes. Other days, my mind...