When his grades slipped from almost all As to Us (ungraded) in primary school, Mr Bryan Teo felt disappointed in himself, unsure of why he was failing despite studying hard.

Mr Teo was later diagnosed with dyslexia, which mainly involves difficulties with word recognition, connecting sounds and letters, and spelling, but can also impact memory, organisation, time management and communication. This makes lessons difficult to follow.

“I really needed more time to digest (the information),” recalled Mr Teo, 24, who struggled to keep up with note-taking in school.

His introverted personality also made it difficult for him to voice his difficulties.

“It was very hard for me to share my condition because people would judge me,” said Mr Teo, a diploma graduate in information technology from TP who is currently serving National Service.