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Dyscovery Centre
The Dyscovery Centre
Alltyryn Campus
University of Wales
Newport
NP20 5DS
Tel: 01633 432330
Web: www.dyscovery.co.uk
E-mail: dyscoverycentre@newport.ac.uk
Best time to telephone: 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
The Dyscovery Centre provides a specialist service for individuals with living and learning difficulties such as development co-ordination disorder, dyspraxia, dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Asperger's syndrome. They can help if you or your child has difficulties in the areas of reading, spelling, handwriting, organisation, co-ordination, behaviour, social skills or attention.
All members of the team are state registered, qualified, experienced in learning difficulties, and adhere to professional standards and codes of practice.
The Dyscovery Centre is endorsed as an approved service provider to the NHS and private insurance companies. The team helps people of all ages and takes referrals from statutory and voluntary bodies as well as directly from individuals.
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