Screening

WFDA SCREENING SERVICE.

During the school summer holidays, there will be no service for primary and adult screenings. This will be between 19th July and 6th September. We do apologise for this but the primary and adult screeners need a break. Secondary screenings will continue so please do Katherine Marshall if this is what you need.

Primary

We will take new referrals for primary screening in September. At present the primary screener is dealing with the backlog from the pandemic. If you have previously contacted us about a screening and have not heard anything, please get in touch with Elly Pearce: elly.pearce@wfda.org.uk

Secondary Age Screenings

The person who deals with secondary age screenings is Katherine Marshall.  Katherine’s number is 07790 038 706 so please do give her a call Monday – Friday between 10am – 8pm, or Saturday – Sunday between 2pm – 6pm. Please note that she may not be able to answer the phone straight away, so please either text or call again.

Alternatively, you can send Katherine an email katherine.marshall@wfda.org.uk

Adult Screenings

The person who deals with adult screening enquiries is Lois Hood. Lois’s number is 07815 800629 so please do give her a call Monday- Friday between 10am – 4pm, please note that she may not be able to answer the phone straight away, therefore please leave a voice message or text leaving your name and state ‘screening please’ Lois will then return your call. Alternatively, you can send Lois an email lois.hood@wfda.org.uk.

The aim of the screening process is to provide adults who think they are dyslexic/neurodivergent with a safe space to talk through their experiences and explore and investigate their strengths and challenges.  

 

The process starts with an initial chat with the adult to gather background information. After this, we would carry out a questionnaire and possibly a couple of other assessment tools.  

 

At the end of the process, we may provide a written report if this is needed. This report would highlight strengths and weaknesses and also provide some recommendations.   

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