Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental difference in word reading and spelling that affects 1 in 10 adults. Many dyslexic adults were never identified because compensatory strategies made it invisible. Here is what the 2025 IDA definition changed, how dyslexia shows up in adults, and what the co-occurrence rates with ADHD, autism, and dyscalculia actually look like.

Have you ever been unable to stop thinking about someone — replaying every conversation, checking your phone, feeling the weight of their silence? For neurodivergent adults, this is not overthinking. It is your brain. Yuka Oshimi, RCC and AuDHD counsellor, explains the neuroscience behind limerence in ADHD and autism, and what it is really asking for.