A new cultural fad is beginning to emerge. According to Covid, employees have never been able to influence organisational culture or transformation. It is also obvious that societal advancements and challenges to workplace standards have enhanced the need for inclusion and diversity in the workplace. Today's workplace is paying more attention to diversity and inclusion, particularly where discrimination against individuals is more likely to occur due to factors like gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or culture. Both visible and invisible conditions (such as chronic fatigue syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are now included in terms like "disability" and "neurodiversity" in the workplace. Employers are increasingly compelled to hire and support diverse personnel due to trends in the global workplace. 

One in ten workers has dyslexia, a specific type of learning disability. Dyslexics comprise about 50% of the neurodivergent population, making them one of the greatest disability groups at work. A person with dyslexia has difficulty with reading, writing, and, in some situations, maths. It is a persistent impairment unrelated to a person's intelligence. 

While writing emails, reports, and briefs, people with dyslexia may struggle to put their thoughts on paper, resulting in spelling, syntax, and sentence structure mistakes. It could take them longer to read and understand what they are reading. 

In particular, activities involving reading, writing, and editing may take longer for dyslexic individuals. Informing their direct line management that they have dyslexia might be awkward for many people with dyslexia. They hide it and employ compensatory strategies rather than asking for fair job modifications. 

Their methods include: 

-Using Google to spell-check and look up words. 

-Using phones. 

-Sending work outside the workplace to be proofread. 

-Starting work early or finishing duties late. 

-Significantly relying on peers for support. 

Many dyslexics report feeling mentally exhausted and worn out after engaging in all these extra tasks on top of their usual jobs. Visit Tomatis® Australia to discover more about dyslexia therapy for adults.