Author Biography
Maria Chivers founded the Swindon Dyslexia Centre in 1991. The centre employs a staff of teaching specialists, psychologists and other therapists. Its work has been featured on radio and television, including The Learning Curve. Maria is the author of four books on the subject of Dyslexia and other learning difficulties. She writes regularly about the subject and gives lectures. Maria is passionate about dyslexia and, as she puts it, is dedicated to raising awareness of dyslexia. Maria Chivers lives in Swindon with her husband, who is a retired police officer, and their two children, both of whom are dyslexics. Maria is dyslexic and dyspraxic.
