How Technology Could Transform Your Dyslexia Assessment + Early Identification & Education Reform

Dyslexic entrepreneur and Talamo co-founder Jamie Wace joins Ben
for a conversation about why so many children with dyslexia are
still being missed - and how technology could radically change
access to support.


Jamie reflects on his own experience of school, including being
told not to pursue subjects he loved because his dyslexia was
misunderstood. He shares how years working in tech and
entrepreneurship eventually led him to question why dyslexia
assessment systems remained so inaccessible, expensive and
outdated.


Together, they explore the emotional impact of unidentified
learning differences, why schools often rely on “wait until they
fail” models, and how understanding a child’s cognitive profile
can shift the conversation from blame to support. Jamie also
unpacks the future of assistive technology, overlapping
neurodivergent conditions, and why early identification could
change life trajectories for millions of children.





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Host: Ben Branson


Production Manager: Phoebe De Leiburné


Video Editor: James Scriven


Social Media Manager: Charlie Young


Music: Jackson Greenberg


Head of Marketing: Kristen Fuller


00:00 Introduction


01:30 Jamie Wace’s Dyslexia Story


05:07 Being Told Not To Take History GCSE Because of Dyslexia


06:00 Has Awareness of Dyslexia Actually Improved?


08:31 Why Schools Need To Understand Cognitive Profiles


08:48 How Talamo Was Created


09:54 The Statistic That Changed Everything: 80% of Dyslexic
Children Go Undiagnosed


10:21 Why Traditional Dyslexia Assessments Don’t Scale


19:19 Dyslexia, ADHD & Understanding The Whole Child


29:24 The Future of Assistive Technology For Neurodivergent
Students


31:16 Dyslexia, Schools & Assistive Technology In The
Classroom


40:32 Early Dyslexia Screening & Why Schools Are Changing


44:24 Why Dyslexic People Often Make Great Communicators


46:20 Dyslexia, ADHD & Neurodivergent Overlap


50:51 Building Talamo For Impact, Not Profit


55:46 Jamie’s Green Dot Badge


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