Neither do we ‘suffer with dyslexia’ rather society suffers because of its lack of true understanding and inclusion of people with dyslexia. Even as a schoolboy, Branson had an entrepreneurial zeal, although his first business ventures were a disaster.

They are able to connect separate components to create complex systems and to identify similarities that others may not see. Enhanced spatial awareness – the ability to manipulate 3D shapes in your mind – is often associated with dyslexia. As well as every parent or friend of a child with dyslexia, hope every school and every public library will get a copy of this wonderful book. I would definitely recommend this to children and adolescents struggling to accept their diagnosis, and/or for parents and teachers wanting to learn how to encourage their dyslexic students.I knew she’d always felt proud of her academic record and, after two or three years of not achieving at high school, I felt the years ahead would be a battle for her. And I learned to read people very well—a necessary skill because a dyslexic kid uses every angle to get people on his side and to avoid those who are disinterested or even mean. I am dyslexic and proud” is easier to say than “I'm dyslexic, and that last set of instructions you sent me were total gibberish: could I have more time please?

This allows the reader to identify positive role models and explore strategies mentioned by the interviewees to facilitate success. Back matter features tips from those interviewed for the book, as well as lists of what teachers should and shouldn't do to help their students with dyslexia. Because now a new generation of influencers and life-hacking charlatans is filling social media with an endless stream of objectively terrible advice. For worried families, this book provides a positive framework for approaching the condition, and the open, honest and, often, optimistic tenor of the interviews is reassuring. Auguste Rodin, the famous French sculptor, was unable to read until he was 14, but he could go to a museum, look a painting and paint it from memory at home.

As mentioned above, we are uncertain who the target reader is however we feel that the book would be best directed at children and young people. There is a family joke: if you send me to the kitchen for three things, I will come back with four, and they'll all be wrong.

I’m a Peter Pan fan and to be floating in space looking back at this incredible Earth that we live on was mind-blowing. The brand, which is owned by Stellantis, also announced plans to release the GranCabrio Folgore later this year. For years, Branson believed that his differently wired brain was a disadvantage but now he sees his dyslexia as a “superpower” that has given him an edge in business and in life. In the ’70s, his record company signed the Sex Pistols and he is happier leaping from planes or hanging out with supermodels than staring at numbers in the boardroom. Etta [who is 7] thinks I was once a pirate dumped on Necker Island years ago by other nasty pirates, and she pulled me down to her and whispered in my ear just before I went, ‘Papa, do you know you’re going to be the first pirate ever to go into space?

It meant that at 15 I decided that the world needed a magazine run by young people, aimed at young people, that could say we don’t want to waste our time just having a completely exam-orientated society—we should be taught things that are relevant and interesting.

The open kitchen, slick interior and great service make this bar a city stalwart with those in the know.It is unsurprising that many of the young people have similar experiences of dyslexia, therefore the book can be repetitive at times and is better for dipping into, rather than as one read-through.