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World Service,3 mins

Dyslexic spies crack codes for UK agency

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The British intelligence agency GCHQ says it employs more than 100 people with dyslexia to help crack codes. Louise Green chairs PATOSS (the Professional Association for Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties). She’s also dyslexic herself, and explains why people with the condition might have an edge when it comes to complex problem-solving. (Photo: The GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham)

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