Cathy Magee is the Chief Executive of Dyslexia Scotland and here she introduces an important week in her calendar.

Monday, October 31 marks the first day of Dyslexia Awareness Week, an annual event celebrated around the world to raise public awareness about dyslexia and to highlight where to go for information, advice and support.

In Scotland, the theme of this year’s Awareness Week is ‘Dyslexia and Us’ – a theme chosen to make everyone think about what dyslexia means to us all, whether we have dyslexia or not.

What does it mean for example to work with colleagues with dyslexia? What should front line services do to ensure that members of the public who have dyslexia are able to access information easily? What could friends do to ensure that the way they communicate is dyslexia-friendly? How does dyslexia affect your son, daughter or partner?

Dyslexia Scotland is launching a ‘Dyslexia and Us’ book on the first day of Dyslexia Awareness Week. The launch event is just one of the many exciting events taking place across Edinburgh as part of the week, organised by Dyslexia Scotland, Edinburgh City Libraries and BNY Mellon.

Or for anyone living or visiting other parts of Scotland, there are lots of fantastic things to do that have been organised by Dyslexia Scotland’s volunteer-led branches.

There really is something on for everyone from October 31 to November 5, activities as diverse as:

• Story telling by contributors to the ‘Dyslexia and Us’ book

• rapping workshops

• employment advice sessions for young people with dyslexia

• fencing sessions led by an Olympic champion;

• film screenings of documentaries about dyslexia followed by audience discussions

• art and sculpture exhibitions

• talks about Dyslexia and Maths

• traditional music sessions

More details can be found online

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IN DETAIL

• Dyslexia book released