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Subject: Re: Studying a degree with dyslexia

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Debbie Brown

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Date Posted: 09:32:45 02/29/12 Wed
In reply to: Nicki 's message, "Studying a degree with dyslexia" on 13:58:10 12/28/10 Tue

You don't mention what area you are from, but I suggest you contact Patoss (just google them) and they will have a list of assessors with the necessary Assessment Practising Certificate in your local area. �500 sound quite a lot; I am an assessor in the Cambridge area and charge �350 for a full DSA diagnostic assessment and believe this to be the 'going rate' for this area.
Another option is to speak to the university; I have heard of some who will have you assessed once you have accepted a place and charge just �50 towards this. If you take up your place, that's it, if you don't take up your place then you have to pay he remaining �300.
Hope this helps.

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[> Subject: Re: Studying a degree with dyslexia

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Liz Masters
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Date Posted: 13:54:46 03/01/12 Thu

I am studing with the OU at the moment - I finally plucked up the currage to have a dyslexia assessment a couple of years ago (I am now 42), due to problems at work and on my course (I failed that year, but am repeating it this year). Learning support at the OU have a list of physlogists (assessors), which you can use. Mime cost � 350 which I thought was reasonable (full assessment), normally they are more expensive about � 400 - � 600. Talk to Learning Support, they are there to help. Worth doing - think of it as a start of a journey. You will have ups and downs, but its worth it to help to try and to understand how your head works.