About our founder, Kate Griggs.

About Kate

Kate Griggs is a global changemaker and the world’s leading expert on Dyslexic Thinking, founder of the global charity, Made By Dyslexia, bestselling author, researcher, speaker and executive producer. She is the Executive Producer of the new animated film: “What is dyslexia?”. Kate leads the world’s largest movement of dyslexic people and their allies, working to teach the world the brilliance of Dyslexic Thinking. Her work has influenced global education policy and workplace practice, driving systemic change.

Kate has written two best-selling books on Dyslexic Thinking: This Is Dyslexia (published by Penguin) and Xtraordinary People (published by DK). Kate has shared her wealth of expertise in Made By Dyslexia’s free training courses for schools and workplaces on Microsoft Learn and LinkedIn Learning. She is one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices and hosts the chart-topping podcast, Lessons In Dyslexic Thinking. Kate’s powerful TED talk has also inspired countless individuals and organisations to rethink how they perceive dyslexia.

Recent stories and a bit of history

IN THE MEDIA

Read Kate’s tips for working with dyslexia in Harvard Business Review

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Watch Kate explain Dyslexic Thinking on BBC1 This Morning TV show.

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A BIT OF HISTORY

2006

Kate’s BBC Documentary showed how training teachers in dyslexia could transform educational outcomes.

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2009

Kate’s campaigning resulted in the Rose Review, which recommended ALL teachers are trained in dyslexia.

Read The Rose Review