From a young age, I was diagnosed with dyslexia, and even when I went to university, I had to have a second test because the people didn't seem to believe me. But lo and behold I was still dyslexic. Throughout my education, I have always struggled to write essays and or anything to do with writing. But in my spare time, I would write random things, but I do hit burnout and a writer's block and stopped for many, many years. If it wasn't for seeking professional help, who told me to start writing again but only a same amount a day. I wouldn't be writing a book at all; yes, a dyslexic autistic is writing a sci-fi novel. But when it came to my grades, I had bad English grades, but creative writing I got a high score on. 

But the way I think I learnt was unconsciously. I'll explain: I am gamer, I like to play video games; and every time I play a game, I put on subtitles so I would have to read as well as listen to it. So seeing the writing and hearing the inflection of the speaker could have helped me. But I also like to read books; my current one is the full collection of 'The Hitchhikers Guide to Galaxy' and let me tell you, there is a lot to read there and some made-up words.

But even with all this experience, I still screw up with basic grammar and spelling and will often misread a word. And I am thankful for spellcheck to tell me where I've gone wrong. So never be afraid to admit that if you need help with anything. Because I suffered in silence for over 2 decades due to the fact that once, in English class, the teacher gave us all a book to read; it was from a dyslexic author,and I admitted that I was also dyslexic, and the girl sat besides me physically recoiled and said "eww". So being young, it affected me more than I realised the amount of essays and writing I struggled through just to appear as a normal person is a rather high number. If I could go back in time and talk to my younger self, I'd give them some hints and tips that I have learnt along the way.