Dr Neil Alexander-Passe experiences dyslexia and ADHD himself and has over the last 20 years specialised in the emotional experience of having a learning difference, called ‘lived experience’.
He has published twenty books (in English and Italian) and fifteen peer-reviewed papers in the field of dyslexia and neurodiversity, looking at correlations with mental health, success, entrepreneurship, crime, creativity, parenting & marriage.
He gained his PhD in 2018 investigating ‘Dyslexia, Traumatic Schooling, and Post-School Success.’
He uses the ‘bi-ability’ theoretical model for dyslexia/invisible disabilities, and the use of a ‘post-traumatic growth (PTG)’ concept to understand how many individuals with dyslexia/invisible disabilities can be successful ‘despite or because’ they experienced traumatic schooling as children.
Neil is an expert in dyslexia and mental health, looking at the ‘lived experience’ resulting in trauma, as well as what makes a successful dyslexic, having a dyslexic partner, and being a dyslexic parent.
Four books have been published on the school-to-prison pipeline:
- Dyslexia, Neurodiversity, and Crime: Investigating the school-to-prison pipeline (pub. 2023)
- ADHD and Crime: Investigating the school-to-prison pipeline (pub. 2024)
- ADHD: School, Addiction, and Possible Pathways to Crime (pub. 2025)
- Autism Awareness and Crime: investigating the school-to-prison pipeline (pub. 2025)
