Wynford Newman Dore (born 10 June 1949) is a British businessman best known for promoting an exercise-based programme that he claimed to be an effective treatment for people with dyslexia, ADHD, developmental coordination disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Although Dore's methods have proved controversial among experts in learning difficulties, who argue they are not evidence-based, he has received high profile endorsements from figures including sportsman Scott Quinnell. In 2008, the British and Australian arms of Dore's company went into administration. Early life Wynford Dore was born in Tongwynlais, in the Taff Valley, South Wales. In 1959 his parents moved the family to Coventry in search of work. He gained a scholarship to King Henry VIII School and went into industry to study computing and systems design. In 1992 he embarked on a 3 year programme at Harvard Business School – the "Owner President Management Program". Career In 1974 he saw a business opportunity following the introduction of the Fire Precautions Act 1971. In response, he set up his own company Nullifire Ltd, offering fire protection products to public buildings including hotels and guesthouses. At that time, as asbestos was being phased out, mineral fibre and cement-based products were considered the only option to protect buildings from fire. Dore decided to look for a more aesthetically pleasing alternative and eventually discovered a methodology for solving the need by using fire-resistant paint technology. He opened centres in Coventry and Paris to further the research and development of this technical breakthrough. In 1998, Dore sold his business. Following the sale of Nullfire, Dore was involved with a number of successful companies, including A-Zyme Ltd, Action! Telemarketing Ltd and Calktite Products Ltd, which were all later sold or merged. Dore clinics After becoming aware of research into how skills are developed in the brain – driven by professors from Harvard Medical School and Roderick Nicolson of Sheffield University, Dore saw an opportunity to help his severely dyslexic daughter Susie, who had become increasingly depressed and suicidal and by her early twenties had tried to take her own life three times. Dore took on medical and other specialists to test the cerebellar deficit hypothesis of dyslexia. Several research papers were peer reviewed and published showing encouraging results. In early 2002, the Dore Programme was featured on UK primetime television, leading to an increase in demand. Between 2006 and 2007, Dore opened 11 clinics, known as