Callum Langstroth

I was diagnosed as a child after spending a long time struggling with reading and writing. My family were aware I had issues but teaching staff helped identify my dyslexia.

On the positive side, I've learnt to embrace my dyslexia after spending a long time feeling somewhat ashamed of it. I grew up and started working during a gradual shift in people's general perception of dyslexia in the UK.

On the negative side, I've had to deal with a lot of feelings of inadequacy. With people both consciously and unconsciously treating me differently when they learn I am dyslexic.

I had very good learning and development support due to being at a private fee-paying school. I was able to learn at my own pace and was given the support I needed. On the flip side until I reached AS and A Levels I was often grouped in classes with low achieving and other "problem" children.

I'm currently working as a Senior Narrative Designer in the UK Games Industry. A creative job that requires a lot of reading, writing, planning, talking and hands-on work.

Diagnosis means you can get the support you need and more importantly better understand yourself going forward.

Being dyslexic does not mean a person is "slow" or stupid. They just have a different way of processing information.