Tag Archives: dyslexia
Dore: nothing in it?
The ten23 campaign looked at homoeopathic pills: there’s no active ingredient in them, once diluted beyond a certain level. This post is going to look at the Dore treatment for dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD: and suggest that there’s no good … Continue reading
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Paul Flynn MP on Dore and the ASA
It has been nice to see a lot ofgood coverage of the recent Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upholding of my complaint against Dore. One more forum to add to the list is Paul Flynn MP’s excellent blog: Flynn discusses how … Continue reading
Dore media and blog coverage
After Wednesday’s ASA ruling, it’s great to see Dore starting to get some critical publicity. The Sun’s Jane Symons reports that Professor Maggie Snowling, a literacy expert based at York University, has analysed the trial most often used by promoters … Continue reading
BBC response to complaint about Quinnell and Dore on Radio 5: it’s all about the balance.
Inadequate BBC response to complaint about Quinnell plugging Dore for dyslexia on Radio 5 Live Continue reading
BBC Radio 5 lets Scott Quinnell plug Dore, uncritically
BBC Radio 5 Live had Scott Quinnell on the 6/11/09 breakfast show*, for Dyslexia Awareness Week. Unfortunately, his conversation on the breakfast show gave him an opportunity to plug Dore unchallenged. We have a number of concerns about this radio … Continue reading
The Times and Hopkins allow Quinnell to plug Dore
Quinnell plugs Dore in Times: ‘miracle cure endorsed by celeb’ stories may be more newsworthy than ‘miracle cure still doesn’t work’ stories. That is a pity. Continue reading
Roy Rutherford (key Dore figure) has a misleading CV
It is a sadly recurrent theme that figures from the world of AltMed tend to pad their CVs – Dr Roy Rutherford seems to be one of these although the GMC explicitly advises against such practices. Continue reading
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More Dore: now it’s “Dyslexia and ADHD The Miracle Cure”
Dr Ben Goldacre recently said: “the “barefaced cheek of [certain] characters will never cease to amaze and delight me”. We draw your attention to the re-issue of Wynford Dore’s book, Dyslexia – the Miracle Cure, which is now re-titled, Dyslexia and ADHD – the Miracle Cure. Continue reading
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Paul Flynn MP: Dore Leppard
Gratifyingly, Paul Flynn has now followed up some of the discussions around the Dore treatment for dyslexia and other conditions: What EDM persuaded great journalist Ben Goldacre (below) to say “Parliament congratulating bloggers while castigating the media? It’s like a … Continue reading
Paul Flynn MP and Welsh Assembly Report on dyslexia and Dore
Paul Flynn MP has just blogged about a pretty depressing draft final report [PDF] for the Welsh Assembly, on Support for People with Dyslexia in Wales. As Flynn argues, while there is a lot that’s positive in the Report, the … Continue reading
