Focus-friendly writing tools for authors with ADHD and Dyslexia

Below, we explore how its key design choices benefit focus, organization, and readability for neurodiverse authors. In addition, dyslexia is common with ADHD so we are lumping these two things together as “neurodivergent.” While it’s not technically correct that one always includes the other, they seem to be related as discussed here.

Word Weaver Pro effectively addresses key challenges for authors with ADHD by it’s component-based approach, and includes features to assist dyslexic writers.

You may find some of the features for accessibility can also help with neurodivergent authors. You can find out more here.

Focus through manageable chunks

Many writers with ADHD struggle to organize their thoughts and feel overwhelmed by the prospect of writing a whole book. Word Weaver Pro effectively tackles these challenges by segmenting the writing process into easily manageable components.

Staying on track with goals and progress

Finally, Word Weaver Pro provides tools that help writers set goals and track their progress – a boon for those who need a little extra structure or motivation. Because your work is segmented into chapters and scenes, you can approach each section as a mini-goal (for example, “Today I’ll finish drafting Scene 3” or “This week I’ll edit Chapter 2”). This chunk-based goal setting leverages the ADHD brain’s preference for short-term targets and immediate rewards.

Word counts at the project and chapter level are calculated automatically, so you can see your progress . You can see a chart of where you have been putting in effort (it can be found on your account page).

You are in control

You can turn on and off all options in your My account page. These options include:

Use OpenDyslexic: This option will replace the fonts used on the site with OpenDyslexic.

Use focus view: The focus view option will dim all the sidebars and main menu unless they are hovered over.

Focus view

An option recently added ito Word Weaver Pro is the ability to remove the top menu, sidebars, and footers from view until you need them. This help to reduce distraction, but still allows you to get to what you need just by hovering on those areas.

OpenDyslexic font option

Importantly, Word Weaver Pro also boosts readability and accessibility for authors with dyslexia or other reading challenges. It includes an option to use the OpenDyslexic font across the entire application, a font specifically designed to improve reading clarity for dyslexic individuals. Activating this feature replaces the text with a dyslexia-friendly typeface, making the words more distinguishable and less likely to jumble. Word Weaver Pro provides the OpenDyslexic font throughout its site, making it easier for dyslexic writers to read their work and use the interface.

This visual customization helps more authors write easily, supporting Word Weaver Pro’s goal of being an inclusive, distraction-free writing space.

Getting (and staying) organized

Staying organized is another hurdle that Word Weaver Pro helps neurodiverse authors overcome. The software serves as a centralized story hub: you can keep all your research notes, character profiles, world-building info, and chapters in one place instead of scattered across notebooks and files.

For example, you might create a character entry with background details or a resource note with plot ideas, and they’ll be accessible alongside your manuscript.

Word Weaver Pro makes it easy to reference supporting information without breaking your writing flow. This visual organization – with sidebars for characters or locations and an outline of your chapters/scenes – gives writers a clear mental map of their story.

Nonlinear workflow to capture inspiration

Another big advantage for ADHD writers is Word Weaver Pro’s flexible, nonlinear writing workflow. You don’t need to write your story in sequence; the tool encourages you to write whenever inspiration strikes.

For a neurodivergent mind that might hop between ideas, this freedom is liberating. If you think of a great ending or an exciting scene for your book, you can write it down as a new entry without stressing about its placement. Word Weaver Pro will let you slot it into the right chapter when the time comes.

This nonlinear method matches the thinking of many ADHD creatives, enabling them to brainstorm and draft ideas out of order, ensuring that no idea is overlooked.

Word Weaver Pro is very mobile-friendly, allowing you to add notes, characters, or scenes anytime and anywhere, even using voice recording when typing isn’t feasible. This reduces the chance of forgetting the great ideas during bursts of inspiration and lets you work with your natural creative rhythms rather than against them.