#Dyslexia Sweet Stories

In this project we are collecting stories from people of all ages, with each person comparing dyslexia to a sweet, and explaining why.

So far, people have told us stories, such as:

“Dyslexia is like Popping Candy because I can’t stop thoughts going off in my head - it’s like fireworks”

Listen to some of the Dyslexia Sweet Stories we’ve collected so far…

Sweets?

Yes, Sweets! Dyslexic people often find creative concepts like metaphors work well for them. For anyone who doesn’t have dyslexia, understanding it can be quite complex, so using metaphors or similes such as ‘Reading makes my head feel cloudy like a marshmallow’ aids understanding, by making experiences tangible, vivid, and more relatable.

“For me, dyslexia is like a Sherbet Fountain, I know that some bits about it are good, but when I have English lessons at school it’s like being made to eat the liquorice stick – I’d rather not eat that bit!”

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We want your stories!

We want personal sweet stories from anyone aged 8 to 108. Tell us - if dyslexia was a sweet, which sweet would it be? And why?

We would love to receive your story as a recording, but here are a few other ways you can share your story with us:

Record yourself speaking with your phone and send it to us by email
In your recording tell us:

• If dyslexia was a sweet, which sweet would it be?
• Why does that sweet link to dyslexia?
You can do this as a voice memo on an iPhone
Keep it short - just a couple of lines to explain:
- If dyslexia was a sweet, which sweet would it be
- Why does that sweet link to dyslexia?
  
  Send it to us here
You can send your Dyslexia Sweet Story to us either as a recording or as written text on our Twitter or Facebook pages and use #DyslexiaSweetStories in your post.
You could draw us a picture using our template, which you can download here

When you’ve drawn your picture and filled in the information on the template you can email it to us here