The Atelier of Mind · learning how to learn
Learning Differences & Accessible Study
Dyslexia, ADHD, and the range of minds between — what the research supports, and how to shape study to fit.
Dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, and autism in the study room — definitions, prevalence, and what actually helps.
Syllabus · 3 units · ~8 hours
Unit I — The Map
Difference versus deficit: framing that matters · Dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia defined · ADHD and autism in learning settings
Unit II — Getting Answers
Screening versus diagnosis · What an educational assessment measures · Rights and accommodations, in plain language
Unit III — What Helps
Evidence-supported supports, profile by profile · Strengths that ride along · Talking about your own profile without apology
Externalized time, body doubling, and interest-led sequencing — study designed around attention that moves.
Syllabus · 3 units · ~10 hours
Unit I — The ADHD Study Problem
Executive function in practical terms · Time blindness and externalized clocks · Interest, urgency, novelty: the real fuel
Unit II — Structures That Hold
Body doubling and studying in company · Visible task boards and one-touch capture · Splitting work by energy, not by chapter
Unit III — The Longer Arc
Medication, coaching, and study: what each one covers · Sleep and movement as non-negotiables · Self-knowledge over self-blame
Structured literacy, audio pairing, and typography that helps — reading routes that work with a dyslexic brain.
Syllabus · 3 units · ~10 hours
Unit I — What Dyslexia Is
Phonological processing, in plain terms · What dyslexia is not: intelligence, effort, eyesight · Strengths often found alongside
Unit II — Reading Routes
Structured literacy, and why it works · Pairing text with audio · Fonts, spacing, and screen settings that measurably help
Unit III — Studying Around Print
Text-to-speech for volume reading · Dictation for getting ideas out · Note systems light on transcription
Screen readers, dictation, and reading rulers — a working tour of the tools, and how to claim them formally.
Syllabus · 3 units · ~6 hours
Unit I — The Tool Shelf
Text-to-speech and screen readers · Dictation and word prediction · Overlays, rulers, and display tuning
Unit II — Fitting Tool to Task
Matching supports to your own profile · Built-in accessibility on the devices you already own · Trialing before committing
Unit III — Making It Official
Accommodations at school and at work · Documentation, and whom to ask · Advocating without exhausting yourself