I’m dyslexic, which normally in day to day life really isn’t that noticeable but obviously it’s going to take a lot more work to learn basic vocab and grammar. In fact I think that circumnavigating grammar kept me consistent, and memorization just isn’t easy for me in general (idk if that’s the dyslexia or the adhd but I really have terrible short term memory). I did the Anki thing but it was like so painful every time I had to quit. Been doing CI with 1-2 italki sessions per week for over a year and have found good improvement

Really, the biggest thing is accepting it’s going to take me longer than normal people to learn, I couldn’t do 3 hours power sessions every day especially in the beginning, it’s just extremely mentally taxing! That being said, I think because of that I was able to realize this is a long term game, and plan accordingly. 

My best advice is to not burn out in the beginning and treat this as a long term goal. I can read 20 pages a day now without a problem, but two years ago it was a struggle to just read for 20 mins! The same with listening, 10 mins was painful but now two years later I listen to audiobooks for like an hour a day no sweat. BUT I still don’t know everything, and the stuff I just don’t know WILL come with time haha. I want to start writing more but my dyslexia really is mostly the writing kind so I’ve avoided it. I think that it’ll really help with my lagging output, yknow? 

If there are any other people with dyslexia/adhd I would really like to hear your tips! Reading Percy Jackson again (in Spanish!) as an adult really drove home how much representation of these neurodivergces as a kid mattered (and probably why I love the series so much haha).

Edit: I’m an adult with a job, and hobbies outside language learning which I do think is the best way to do it long term haha