Tips for Reading with ADHD

iamthecutestofborg:

adhd-asd:

(or without ADHD, if they help regardless)

Physical print:

  • cover the page with a piece of paper and reveal lines/paragraphs as you read them
  • use a highlighter to emphasize important/interesting parts
  • take notes as you go to be physically engaged with the material

Digital media:

  • copy and paste the text into a doc/word processor
    • change the font size/style/colour to something more legible
    • make your own paragraphs and spacing
  • copy and paste one paragraph at a time to isolate them from the distraction of the rest of the text
  • install a browser extension like BeeLine Reader or Mercury Reader
  • zoom in on the page and scroll slowly so you’re revealing lines as you read them
  • physically cover the screen and reveal lines as you read them
  • if you do better with physical media, print it out or find a physical copy

Both:

  • read out loud
  • pace, move around, or use a fidget while reading

  • set a timer for 5 minutes and read in small chunks with breaks in between
  • divide the material into sections and read one section at a time with breaks in between

  • have another person, audio book, or text-to-speech program read it aloud as you follow along

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(via skullchicken)

yd12k:

definitelynotlazav:

protectcosette:

doubleca5t:

reallyreallyreallytrying:

“average person eats 3 spiders a year” factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Spiders Georg, who lives in cave & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

An actual World Heritage Post

how does this post not have a million notes but anyone online can quote it

one week until ten years of Spiders Georg

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(via hardtimes)