I was diagnosed with dyslexia at 40. Discovered total aphantasia recently. If overtired I can't sleep. Have to wait till I feel tired again, get up, toilet, drink, etc to reset my brain . I am not creative. Hope things get sorted for her. Xx

Hi there. I am deeply dyslexic and 100% aphantasic. I am pretty creative, have a good artistic eye, and even have fairly decent spatial awareness. That said, I have always been frustrated that I lack the dyslexia "superpower" of being able to visualize & manipulate 3D objects in my mind. How cool would that be? Regarding sleep, I am a night owl for sure, but I have always assumed that was my ADHD (also diagnosed). When things were at their worst in terms of sleep, it was primarily anxiety. Meditation, breath work, and therapy have been my saving graces. I wish your daughter the very best of luck.

When I was a child, they tested me to see if I had dyslexia, but it was just aphantasia. At the time, they thought I was just slow to learn to read and write.

FWIW, I'm dyslexic but somehow made it through college and law school. I also believe I'm aphantasic. In fact, I believe I have multiple deficiencies. For example, I have no memory of any graduation, high school, college, or law school. I do not remember my parents' funerals. I don't believe I can image any thing. For example, I can not describe my wife's face although we've been married 47 years. I can recognize it in a photo, but no image. There is nothing I can image let alone play back in my memory. While I can't remember events, I have a fairly good memory of information. That's what got me through law school, barely. The reading was unbearable, but I could remember concepts. I can remember the facts on which a client's case is based which serves me very well in cross examination. At one time I could calculate square roots in my head. I've lost that ability to time. Hope this helps.