Summary: <p>Dr Neil Alexander-Passe is dyslexic himself, and is the Head of SEND unit at a large co-education mainstream secondary school in North London, rated by OFSTED to be 'outstanding'. He is also an inclusion expert for the UK's Department of Education. He gained his Doctorate/PhD in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In 1990 he gained a BA Hons in Graphic Design (University of South Wales) leading to a 20-year successful career as a graphic designer in the travel industry. In 2005 gained an MPhil researching how dyslexic teenagers cope using measures of self-esteem, coping and depression (The Open University), and in 2010 he published his first book ‘Dyslexia and Depression: The Hidden Sorrow’.</p><p> </p><p>His passion is to understand the trauma that many dyslexics experience at school, and any emotional ramifications that follow impacting on mental health. In 2010 he retrained as a teacher and has worked in special needs in both primary and secondary education. He is an advocate of early assessment in schools (gaining his CPT3A in 2014, so is a qualified assessor), and this has led him to present to MPs and peers in parliament on educational policy.</p><p> </p><p>His current focus is with a ‘bi-ability’ theoretical model for dyslexia (compared to the ‘social’ model of disability) and the use of a ‘post-traumatic growth’ concept to understand how many dyslexic individuals can be successful ‘despite or because’ they experienced traumatic schooling as children.</p><p> </p><p>His academic books include two edited volumes investigating ‘Dyslexia and Creativity’ (2010) and ‘Dyslexia and Mental Health’ (2012) and a book investigating ‘Dyslexia, Dating, Marriage and Parenthood’ (2012). </p><p> </p><p>He has also written books on ‘Dyslexia and Mental Health: Helping people identify destructive behaviours and find positive ways to cope’ (2015), ‘The Successful Dyslexic-Identify the keys to unlock your potential’ (2017) and 'Surviving School as a Dyslexic Teenager: A Guide for Parents and their Teenager Children (Critical Youth Studies)' (2020).</p><p> </p><p>Connect with Dr Neil Alexander-Passe online: </p><p>Twitter: @DyslexicSuccess</p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.dyslexia-research.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.dyslexia-research.com</a></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
