What is the ‘human cost’ of dyslexia? How does it affect individuals from a mental well-being perspective? These are questions that were answered for politicians at the All Party Parliamentary Group For Dyslexia on the 26th April 2019. This article gives an overview of what happened in that meeting with Dr Helen Ross, John Hicks, the British Dyslexia Association, Pennie Aston from Grooops, Jo Crawford and Radio 1 presenter Mollie King.