--- title: 'Understanding Dyslexia with Marcia Brissett Bailey' url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/dyslexia/understanding-dyslexia-with-marcia-brissett-bailey' markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/dyslexia/understanding-dyslexia-with-marcia-brissett-bailey.md' date: '2026-03-05' description: 'Marcia is a dyslexic parent who, through learning from her own experience, now works in special educational needs and has become a dyslexic champion. She encourages parents to understand how to get a diagnosis for their child, how to put in place the right support and how to fight for their needs. From her own experience Marcia wrote the book Black, Brilliant and Dyslexic. She suspects that as a child her diagnosis was missed probably because of her race. But eventually, through determination and ambition she got the diagnosis of dyslexia and the support she needed. Marcia thinks schools need to be more inventive in finding the children’s strengths, building their confidence, hope and purpose. Undiagnosed neurodiversity can have serious consequences. 50% of people in the prison system are dyslexic or neurodiverse. Marcia believes that all young people deserve support regardless of their race. Giving children the right intervention and encouragement will build their self-esteem so they can aspire to achieve. They can get help through counselling or tutoring to get the right tools and strategies so that they learn not to see dyslexia as a barrier.' taxonomy: category: - Neurodivergence tag: - Dyslexia type: - Video contributor: - 'Marcia Brissett-Bailey' - 'Samantha Wrightson' - 'Didi Mae Hand' --- # Understanding Dyslexia with Marcia Brissett Bailey [ Dyslexia ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Dyslexia) [ ![Nip in the Bud](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/themes/nitb/images/logos/round-logo.png) ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us "About Nip in the Bud") ![Marcia Brissett-Bailey](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/02.authors-and-experts/marcia-brissett-bailey/marcia-brissett-bailey.jpg) Speaker [Marcia Brissett-Bailey](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/marcia-brissett-bailey)trustee Duration: 0h 14m 15s Published: March 2024 Produced and Directed by: [Didi Mae Hand](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/didi-mae-hand) Marcia is a dyslexic parent who, through learning from her own experience, now works in special educational needs and has become a dyslexic champion. She encourages parents to understand how to get a diagnosis for their child, how to put in place the right support and how to fight for their needs. From her own experience Marcia wrote the book [Black, Brilliant and Dyslexic](https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781839971334). She suspects that as a child her diagnosis was missed probably because of her race. But eventually, through determination and ambition she got the diagnosis of dyslexia and the support she needed. Marcia thinks schools need to be more inventive in finding the children’s strengths, building their confidence, hope and purpose. Undiagnosed neurodiversity can have serious consequences. 50% of people in the prison system are dyslexic or neurodiverse. Marcia believes that all young people deserve support regardless of their race. Giving children the right intervention and encouragement will build their self-esteem so they can aspire to achieve. They can get help through counselling or tutoring to get the right tools and strategies so that they learn not to see dyslexia as a barrier. --- Was this helpful? 0 0 Share: [ Previous Post](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/understanding-neurodiverse-children) [Next Post ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/dyslexia/understanding-dyslexic-children) #### Other Related Posts: ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/04.neurodivergence/03.dyslexia/how-to-support-dyslexic-children/dyslexiastill.jpg) ### Article: How to support dyslexic children [Article: How to support dyslexic children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/neurodivergence/dyslexia/how-to-support-dyslexic-children) Understand what dyslexia is, recognise key signs in children of all ages, and learn how to support learning differences and build confidence at home and… [ Dyslexia ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Dyslexia) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/06.ask-dr-bettina/supporting-a-child-with-dyslexia/dyslexia-in-children.jpg) ### Video: Supporting a child with dyslexia [Video: Supporting a child with dyslexia](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/ask-dr-bettina/supporting-a-child-with-dyslexia) My 9-year-old daughter has just been diagnosed with dyslexia. 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