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[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 11 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

but it really does help

depends on the person and symptoms. I was the opposite of sceptical, but when I tried it, I was super disappointed, because reading suddenly became MUCH more difficult.

The non-open dyslexiefont is what helped me. Even though the differences seem minor.

But the best solution for me is modern TTS while reading along.

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[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 4 points 11 months ago

I also sometimes does TTS while reading along, but most of the time I'm doing it it just means I should get some rest instead of forcing more focus (AuDHD).

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[–] YellaLeber@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago

Yeah this font made me dyslexic

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[–] renlok@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I've never found different fonts to help my dyslexia much, but I find the contrast between the font and the background effects it quite a lot

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[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is there any science in this? I believe this might just be a preference. :D

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[–] Maiq@piefed.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

As i understand it we dyslexic people read more in blocks of words among other issues with order of letters and or sounds. Easily two words can become confused with each other if the look enough alike. Take defiantly and definitely, two words I often mistake for one another and often have trouble spelling individually. The dyslexic font has more spacing between letters which helps a ton.

If you want to know more about dyslexia

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353552

And here is some research related to dyslexia from the openDyslexic website

https://opendyslexic.org/related-research