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How brains differ
What ADHD, autistic, dyslexic, dyspraxic, dyscalculic and Tourette brains tend to do differently, told as a short scroll story. Every claim is labelled by how strong the evidence is, and linked to its source.
Last updated: October 2026
Evidence labels
Established Emerging Contested Lived experience
What do these mean?
- Established
- Replicated in large studies or consensus statements.
- Emerging
- Consistent so far, but small or mixed evidence.
- Contested
- Studies conflict, or a key claim hasn't replicated.
- Lived experience
- Widely reported by neurodivergent people, not yet well studied.
The story, step by step
The moving dots behind the text are illustration. Each step describes in words what the dots show.
The full atlas
Every region, strength and myth
The story is the short version. Here is everything we found, profile by profile, with sources.
Researched in October 2026 from peer-reviewed reviews, meta-analyses and consensus statements, with an independent fact-check. Education, not medical advice.