Dyslexia and Working Memory: A Scientific and Practical Lifespan Perspective

Drawing on decades of expertise alongside a large dataset of assessment results, this book offers an integrated, lifespan perspective on dyslexia and its lasting effects. It reframes dyslexia as an information processing difficulty, with working memory weakness at its core, leading to cognitive overload in learning, work, and everyday life. Aimed at individuals with dyslexia as well as educators, coaches, counsellors, and career advisors, the authors provide practical, evidence-based recommendations for managing associated challenges with a particular focus on strategy development and the use of assistive technology. Bridging neuroscience, cognitive psychology and educational psychology, the text promotes scientific understanding of dyslexia in all its manifestations.

David McLoughlin is a registered educational and occupational psychologist. Director of the Independent Dyslexia Consultants, London, UK, as well as Professor of Professional Practice at the University of Buckingham. He has conducted thousands of differential assessments for both children and adults during a career of more than fifty years.

Alan Martin is a chartered psychologist and former Dean of the School of Psychology at the University of Buckingham. Alan has carried out assessments with adults in education and employment at the Independent Dyslexia Consultants, London, UK for over fifteen years.