Special Needs
Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, OCD and Careers
Some young people suffer from a disability which may affect their ability to study, learn, concentrate, plan or to handle patterns, words or numbers, and this may lead to unrepresentatively poor results in schoolwork and exams and to a loss of self-esteem and confidence in their abilities.
In other cases young people may have extraordinary powers of concentration or memory but lack the social or communication skills to express them. Equally, obsessional tendencies or a brutal honesty may detract from their true potential.
Such underperformance may in turn seriously impact their career opportunities in later life.
At Career Analysts we have a great deal of experience in dealing with young clients with special circumstances. Dyslexia and Dyspraxia are quite commonly diagnosed these days. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Aspergers Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) increasingly so. At Career Analysts we see a disproportionate number of young people with these types of difficulty.
In these days when grades count, schools push their students hard and while support for special needs may be available it may not be enough. Over time the less fortunate students may lag further and further behind and it may get harder to regain the confidence they need to find a way into the work place. The biggest problem can be not knowing what you really want to do or where you fit in, and having a learning disorder can make this even more challenging.
Our programme is designed to take these circumstances into account and to help them decide what would be a suitable career path for them to follow. We welcome people with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Aspergers Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
You can register online for the Special needs (learning difficulties) careers programme here or call us on 020 7935 5452 with any questions you may have.