WIGAN & DISTRICT DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
LOCAL ORGANISATION FOR
SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES (SpLD)
Charity number  1002754.
Help-line Tele  01942 202255.
Email waddabox72@aol.com

If you wish for information about
private assessments you could contact

Bangor Dyslexia Unit
University of Wales
Box 42
Bangor
Gwynedd.    LL57  2DG
Telephone number 01248 351151
	

Educational Psychologists
We have names and addresses of various
Educational Psychologists who are willing
to assess you / your child.
Some will even come to your home.
For more information,prices,etc.
Contact us via E-mail
waddabox72@aol.com
or on the help-line 01942 202255

Dyslexia Institute
Carne House
Markland Hill
Bolton
Tele 01204 395500

British Dyslexia Association, (B.D.A)
98 London Road, 
READING, 
RG1 5AU
Tel: Helpline 0118 966 8271     
Fax: 0118 935 1927
E-mail(Helpline): info@dyslexiahelp-bda.demon.co.uk   
Web: http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk/

Mrs. Wheeler
Dyslexia Institute
8-10 Swan Street
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SX9  1HE
Telephone number 01625 530158

If you need to contact the
Department of Education
please direct you mail to

The Director of Education -
Mr G.Rowney
Department of Education
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Progress House
Westwood Park drive
Wigan. WN3 4HH
Telephone  01942 486123
	

All mail is then passed to
the appropriate department
If you require a copy of
"The Code of Practice and Toolbox"
the number to ring is
0845 6022260
This is available free
from the DFEE and takes
about a week to arrive.

Please contact us for information
about private tutors in the Wigan area.
For assessments for Dyspraxia
(clumsiness, poor fine motor
and / or gross motor skills)
please contact.
Occupational Therapy Service
c/o Child and family Psychiatry Unit
155/157 Manchester Road
Higher Ince
Wigan
WN2  2JA
Telephone number 01942 826063
The best way to do this is for
your Doctor or School Clinic Doctor
to refer your child to the
Occupational Therapy Service for
assessment.