How Do You Find Yourself Relating to Dyslexic NT's

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No real basis here. Have heard a few Aspies mention that they have an easier time with dyslexics than most NT's.

l think the two disorders are related a lot more closely than classifications would lead one to believe (dyslexia itself being much more than reading/language based issue), but clearly classifications exist for reasons that l don't need to go into.

I work with a 50-year-old woman who is dyslexic. She is obviously more social than me, but she can be a bit odd sometimes because she interprets things a little differently and gets accused of lying when she wasn't, she was just explaining something in a way most don't understand at first. She also hangs out with other odd people. She likes me a lot, and always comes up to me at work for a chat and seems happy to see me.

Love you dyslexic n.ts. My ex was one and he was very warm and all those things.

It's common for dyslexia to coexist with Aspergers. It's also pretty common for ADD/ADHD to coexist with dyslexia & that's also a common coexistent with Aspergers. Some dyslexics also have anxiety issues related to their learning struggles as well as being picked on or bullied which is very common with Aspies. So some Aspies relate better to dyslexics because they share dyslexia &/or ADD/ADHD, anxiety or being picked on or bullied.
I have dyslexia & maybe ADD & I went to a school for dyslexia from middle of 6th through 8th grade & it was aLOT better for me than the schools I been to before & my high-school. I had a Resource class every year in high-school which was for dyslexia & other learning issues. I related better to dyslexics due to having that & ADD & the other things I mentioned & also because we both struggled in school thou I struggled because of my Aspergers as well. However some dyslexics can be kind of a jerk, ass, ,d!ck &/or bully due to the way they deal/cope with their learning problems so us Aspies can also be picked on by some dyslexics or just not get along with or like some others.
The 1st person I ever really connected with & related to was my 1st girlfriend who i met on a forum & she had sever dyslexia & ADHD as well as some minor OCD & I had OCD too.

I work with a highly social dyslexic NT. Although we are very different people, I get on really well with her. I can actually use her difficulties to explain my Aspergers to my colleagues.

For example, I often get told to 'try harder' at socializing and turning up to social occasions. I really struggled to explain exactly how hard this was for me. Finally the penny dropped, and I told my colleagues (including the dyslexic girl) that inviting me along to social things and telling me to 'just try harder', was like inviting my dyslexic colleague to join a book club, and 'just try harder at reading' and she would be fine and learn to enjoy it.

Finally they actually realised what I meant. Although they don't know what it is like to have dyslexia, they accepted long ago that my colleague has a genuine disability in this area. Being able to 'compare' my Aspergers to her dyslexia gives them a frame of reference for a hidden disability, and an understanding that just because it's not something they happen to struggle with, it doesn't mean that it's not a genuine difficulty for others.