About

Dyslexic Brian

Dyslexic Brian was co-founded by Goga and Antonio Farruggia-Bochnak in October 2009 as way of sharing the knowledge and experience that Antonio gained whilst carrying out his PhD research on the subject of dyslexia.

The Service We Offer

Dyslexic Brian is a Dyslexia Coaching Service that provides coaching for:

All of the dyslexia coaching we offer is delivered by Antonio Farruggia-Bochnak who has over 25 years of coaching experience – 10 years of which have been spent supporting ‘dyslexic people’ to overcome their dyslexia.

Our Mission

We aim to assist ‘dyslexic people’, parents of ‘dyslexic children’ and those working with ‘dyslexic people’ to re-Invent their perception of dyslexia so that it can be fully understood and overcome.

Our Vision

We dream of a world where dyslexia is fully understood, where ‘dyslexic people’ no longer experience difficulties with literacy and can compete on an equal footing to their ‘none-dyslexic’ peers.

Our Theory of Dyslexia

To make sense of the phenomenon of dyslexia we use Antonio Farruggia-Bochnak’s Empowerment Model of Dyslexia (that he created during his PhD studies). This theory frames dyslexia as a psychological condition that is unwittingly created by social, educational, economic and political forces. This theory asserts that dyslexia is inadvertently imposed on the ‘dyslexic individual’ as they engage with written language and that it is subsequently internalised by the individual and experienced as a phantom condition. Consequently, this theory argues that dyslexia is a psychological condition that can be overcome completely by reconceptualising dyslexia to exist externally to self.

Our Patron

Amlak Tafari - Patron of Dyslexic Brian

The Team

Antonio Farruggia-Farruggia	Antonio Giuseppe Farruggia-Bochnak is responsible for creating the learning and support programmes that we offer. He has over 25 years experience as a coach of which 10 years have been spent supporting dyslexic students to overcome their dyslexia. He is currently writing up his PhD thesis following 10 years of research on the subject of dyslexia. Antonio was 38 years old when he overcame his dyslexia fully – he is now aiming to assist as many dyslexic people as he can to do the same during his time at Dyslexic Brian. Click here to read a few newspaper articles about him.You can also connect with Antonio on his Facebook page.
Malgorzata ‘Goga’ Farruggia-Bochnak	Malgorzata ‘Goga’ Farruggia-Bochnak is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the team. She has 12 years of managerial experience and has supported businesses in Poland, France, South Africa and the UK to achieve their targets. As well as getting the best out of the team Goga is in charge of developing the Dyslexic Brian website. Goga’s goal whilst working at Dyslexic Brian is to make the website accessible to a wide audience so that as many people as possible can benefit from Dyslexic Brian’s thinking and approach to overcoming dyslexia.

Nellie Brooks	Nellie Brooks is the editor of our children’s Book Review section – aptly called ‘Nellie Brooks Loves Her Books’. Nellie is responsible for reviewing books that she feels will appeal to dyslexic children of various ages and reading abilities. Nellie is only 14 years old but has big dreams of becoming a journalist once she finishes her education. Her aim at Dyslexic Brian is to write reviews that will encourage and inspire children to fall in love with books.