My son was tested for dsylexia when he was 8, junior school gave him 1 hour per week with a special needs teacher, at secondary school he was put in the special needs class and forgotten, no help whatsoever, he clawed his way up with my help and a lot of hard work, by the time he did his g.c.s e's they give him an extra 30 mns. to do the exams, but only because I pushed for the extra time. he obtained 11 passes nothing under a c,went on to get 3 A levels with no extra time and no help, he is now at university in his 3rd year doing biological sciences, going on to do his masters next year, by the way the uni has given him all the help he needs, and both his father and myself are really proud of him and all he has achieved, i hope what he has achieved will hope to parents of dyslexic children. by the way I think that from what i have heard scotland give more help than England.