Local Dyslexia Associations
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Your Local Dyslexia Association can be a great source of dyslexia-related information and support, and are run by dedicated volunteers. To find the one closest to where you live, please enter your postcode or county.
Bedfordshire
South Bedfordshire DA
Area covered
Bedfordshire, Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, Luton.
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Workshops or tuition for adults
- Workshops or tuition for children
Berkshire
Adult Dyslexia Centre (Thames Valley)
Area covered
Berkshire and surrounding counties.
Helpline
07774 846 657
Weekdays - 9-5pm. Answerphone. We aim to return a call within 48 hours.
Activities supported
- Courses
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Self-help adult support group
- Tuition
- Workshops or tuition for adults
DA of Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough And Bracknell
Area covered
Windsor, Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell.
Activities supported
- Workshops or tuition for children
Buckinghamshire
Northamptonshire & Buckinghamshire Dyslexia Association
Area covered
Northamptonshire,(NN), Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes, (MK)
Helpline
01604 328 075
No specific times - telephone and email enquiries will usually be responded to within 48 hours. Subject to availability of our Volunteers.
Activities supported
- Befriending
- Conferences
- Courses
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
- Tuition
Cheshire
Cheshire and North Wales DA
Area covered
Cheshire and North Wales
Helpline
Activities supported
- Befriending
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Tuition
- Workshops or tuition for adults
- Workshops or tuition for children
Cornwall
Dyslexia Cornwall
Area covered
Cornwall All TR codes, PL10 to PL18, PL22 to PL35, EX22 & EX23
Helpline
Alternate helpline
Activities supported
- Conferences
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Workshops or tuition for adults
Cumbria
South Cumbria DA
Area covered
All of South Cumbria and North Lancashire
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
- Tuition
West Cumbria DA
Area covered
Cumberland
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
Dorset
Dorset DA
Area covered
Dorset, Poole, Bournemouth.
Helpline
Activities supported
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
Essex
Dyslexia Assist
Area covered
Essex but receive enquiries from other area's.
Activities supported
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
Glamorgan
Heads of the Valleys Dyslexia Association
Area covered
Merthyr Tydfil and surrounding valleys
Helpline
Activities supported
- Befriending
- Helpline
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire DA
Area covered
GL1 - GL20 and GL50 - GL56
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Tuition
Greater London
Croydon DA
Area covered
All CR postal areas, SE19 & SE25
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
- Workshops or tuition for children
DA London
Area covered
Central London Local Authorities
Helpline
020 3290 2644
Daytime part-time. Leave a message and someone will call back when available.
Alternate helpline
Adult Dyslexia alternative Helpline 0208 8701 407 associated with the physical support group.
Daytime part-time. Leave a message and someone will call back when available.
Activities supported
- Conferences
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Self-help adult support group
- Workshops or tuition for adults
DA of Bexley Bromley Greenwich & Lewisham
Area covered
BR1 to BR8, DA5 to DA8, SE2 to SE4, SE6 to SE10, SE12 to SE14, SE18, SE21, SE23, SE26, SE28
Helpline
0300 999 1800
Helpline run by volunteers and is not 24 hours. Please leave a message and your contact number if there is no answer.
Alternate helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
- Self-help adult support group
- Workshops or tuition for children
Ealing DA
Area covered
Ealing
Helpline
See details below
beatrice@ealingdyslexia.org.uk
Monday to Wednesday:
Sue 020 8579 3622
Thursday and Friday:
Anna 07754 501 355
Sunday only:
Samina 020 8998 0552
Time 9am -6pm
This is run by volunteers If there is no answer please leave a message and your number and we will respond as soon as we can.
Activities supported
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Self-help adult support group
- Tuition
Sutton DA
Area covered
All Sutton postcodes (Plus other neighbouring boroughs where there is no longer a dyslexia association)
Helpline
Activities supported
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
Waltham Forest DA
Area covered
Waltham Forest (E4, E10, E11, E17, IG8), Barking & Dagenham (IG & RM), Barnet (N2, N3, N10, N11, N12, N14, N20), Enfield (EN, N9, N11, N13, N14, N18, N21, N22), Hackney (E5, E8, E9, E15, N16), Haringey (N4, N6, N8, N10, N15, N17), Havering (RM), Newham (E6, E7, E12, E13, E15, E16), Redbridge (IG, E12, E18), South Hertfordshire (EN), South West Essex (CM4, CM5, CM11-CM19).
Helpline
Alternate helpline
07815 800 629
Volunteers so varies.
Activities supported
- Courses
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
- Self-help adult support group
- Workshops or tuition for children
Greater Manchester
Salford DA with East Manchester
Area covered
Greater Manchester
Helpline
Alternate helpline
0161 793 7335
Anytime
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
Hampshire
Hampshire DA
Area covered
Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight.
Activities supported
- Conferences
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
Herefordshire
Hereford & Worcester DA
Area covered
Worcestershire, Herefordshire, South Birmingham.
Helpline
Alternate helpline
seniortutorhereford@hwda.org.uk - SENIORTUTORBROMSGROVE@HWDA.ORG.UK
Staffed by volunteers, not full time.
Activities supported
- Courses
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Tuition
- Workshops or tuition for children
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire DA
Area covered
Hertfordshire
Helpline
07719 023 376
hertsdyslexiahelpline@gmail.com
Email helpline with the aim of responding within a couple of days.
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
Isle Of Wight
Hampshire DA
Area covered
Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight.
Activities supported
- Conferences
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
Kent
Dyslexia House Association
Area covered
Medway and Maidstone
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- IT support
- Meetings with speakers
Kent West DA
Area covered
Kent, West Sussex
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
Leicestershire
Leicestershire Dyslexia Association
Area covered
Leicestershire. All LE Postcodes
Helpline
Alternate helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Tuition
- Workshops or tuition for children
Medway
Dyslexia House Association
Area covered
Medway and Maidstone
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- IT support
- Meetings with speakers
Merseyside
Wirral DA (now Cheshire & North Wales)
Helpline
07423 018 339
cheshirenwda@gmail.com
10am - 8pm 7 days a week
North Wales
Cheshire and North Wales DA
Area covered
Cheshire and North Wales
Helpline
Activities supported
- Befriending
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Tuition
- Workshops or tuition for adults
- Workshops or tuition for children
North Yorkshire
Yorkshire Rose Dyslexia
Area covered
Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, Selby District, Wakefield.
Helpline
Alternate helpline
01132 401 402 or 01757 288 889
Activities supported
- Befriending
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- IT support
- Meetings with speakers
- Workshops or tuition for children
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire & Buckinghamshire Dyslexia Association
Area covered
Northamptonshire,(NN), Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes, (MK)
Helpline
01604 328 075
No specific times - telephone and email enquiries will usually be responded to within 48 hours. Subject to availability of our Volunteers.
Activities supported
- Befriending
- Conferences
- Courses
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
- Tuition
Nottinghamshire
The Dyslexia Association
Area covered
Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Nottingham.
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- IT support
- Screening or assessments
- Tuition
- Workshops or tuition for adults
- Workshops or tuition for children
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire Dyslexia Association
Area covered
Oxfordshire
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Tuition
- Workshops or tuition for children
Shropshire
Shropshire DA
Area covered
Shropshire including Telford & Wrekin, Powys.
Helpline
Activities supported
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- IT support
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
- Self-help adult support group
- Tuition
- Workshops or tuition for adults
- Workshops or tuition for children
Somerset
Somerset DA
Area covered
Somerset
Activities supported
- Conferences
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
- Screening or assessments
Suffolk
Suffolk DA
Area covered
Suffolk
Activities supported
- Drop-ins
- Meetings with speakers
Surrey
South East Surrey DA
Area covered
Reigate, Banstead, Caterham, Dorking, Horley, Mole Valley, Tandridge. RH1 - RH9, CR3 & CR6, KT18 - KT23. SM7
Helpline
Activities supported
- Courses
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
Tyne And Wear
Dyslexia North East
Area covered
Newcastle, North & South Tyneside, Northumberland, Durham, Teeside, North Yorkshire, Gateshead
Helpline
Activities supported
- Helpline
- Screening or assessments
- Workshops or tuition for adults
- Workshops or tuition for children
Warwickshire
North Warwickshire & Coventry Dyslexia Association
Area covered
North Warwickshire & Coventry All CV Post Codes & B46, B77 - B79.
Activities supported
- Helpline
South Warwickshire Dyslexia Association
Area covered
Solihul, Rugby, Warwick, Kenilworth, Kineton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Wellesbourne
Helpline
01789 509 236
Activities supported
- Workshops or tuition for children
West Midlands
North Warwickshire & Coventry Dyslexia Association
Area covered
North Warwickshire & Coventry All CV Post Codes & B46, B77 - B79.
Activities supported
- Helpline
West Yorkshire
Yorkshire Rose Dyslexia
Area covered
Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, Selby District, Wakefield.
Helpline
Alternate helpline
01132 401 402 or 01757 288 889
Activities supported
- Befriending
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- IT support
- Meetings with speakers
- Workshops or tuition for children
Wiltshire
Wiltshire DA
Area covered
Wiltshire, including Swindon, including SP, SN, BA postcodes.
Helpline
Activities supported
- Conferences
- Helpline
- Meetings with speakers
Yorkshire, East Riding
York And District - contact Yorkshire Rose
Area covered
York, Wakefield, Hull.
Helpline
Alternate helpline
01132 401 402 or 01757 288 889
Yorkshire Rose Dyslexia
Area covered
Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale, Selby District, Wakefield.
Helpline
Alternate helpline
01132 401 402 or 01757 288 889
Activities supported
- Befriending
- Drop-ins
- Helpline
- IT support
- Meetings with speakers
- Workshops or tuition for children