For Adult Dyslexics
Living with dyslexia as an adult can bring both hidden challenges and powerful strengths. This series was created to help you better understand your dyslexic thinking, recognise its impact across different parts of life, and discover strategies to build confidence and thrive.
The videos follow a natural flow — from understanding dyslexia, to exploring its holistic impact, through to strategies and self-advocacy. You can click through and watch them in order as a guided journey or choose the topics that feel most relevant to you right now.
Our goal is to help you:
- Recognise your uniqueness and value as a dyslexic adult
- Embrace your strengths while understanding the challenges
- Find practical strategies for daily life, study, and work
- Grow confidence in advocating for yourself
1. Understanding dyslexia
▶️Strengths of dyslexic thinking for adults
▶️Challenges of dyslexic thinking for adults
▶️ Compensated Dyslexia in adults
▶️ Understanding the language – Neurodiversity Explained
▶️Beyond Dyslexia - Other types of learning differences in adults
Handout: Different types
Handout: Compensated dyslexia
2. Understanding the Holistic impact
▶️Emotional impact – How it develops and links to frustration and low self-esteem
▶️ Emotional impact – How it links to anxiety
▶️ How self-esteem shapes the use of strengths.
3. Strategies for better headspace
▶️ Why dyslexic adults need strategies
▶️ Self-esteem strategies for adults
▶️ Managing anxiety as a dyslexic adult
▶️ Dyslexia, brain space and what gets in the way.
4. Strategies for workplace and study
▶️ Control of workload – Workflow tips
▶️The impact of the environment on dyslexic adult