Dyslexic grandad honoured for services to children

WHEN Philip Rose found himself struggling with his homework and writing things down at school, he thought he was just lazy.

The grandad-of-one grew up in a time where dyslexia was rarely diagnosed, leaving him thinking there must have been something wrong with him.

That was until he took a family member for an assessment for the condition in his 30s and was told he had the learning disorder himself.

Although his unofficial diagnosis was a new revelation, the 72-year-old knew deep down he was dyslexic for many years.

Dyslexia is a learning disability that makes it difficult to process language and perform languagerelated tasks, such as reading, writing and spelling. People with dyslexia may have difficulty with phonological awareness, verbal memory, and verbal processing speed.