Comments on: ADD ADHD Reading Problems and Solutions with Tips

By: Shasta

Shasta — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:56:03 +0000

I was an honor student in college and I didn’t have problems remembering stuff but I found I had problems reading. I could read words but I couldn’t put them together to make sense. I sometimes have problems watching movies. I went to Dr. Zhivago and had no idea what the heck the movie was about and saw a lot of people leaving in tears and had not idea what they were crying about. I’ve wondered why I didn’t seem to be able to make sense of things when other people did. Then there were some books and movies I can practically recite word for word. I think it was a matter of what was interesting to me.

By: agnes

agnes — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:12:14 +0000

I just found out that I have ADD
but when I was in college I was writing small notes or words in the book, underline, highlight, make small simple pictures next to paragraths. When you I was going over it second time I could recall most of the information

By: calendula

calendula — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:25:24 +0000

Thanks for the tips, I have only just decided to get tested. I used to find I never finished any book.
I am always drifting from line to line.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:03:32 +0000

Hi Shubhang,

When it comes to digesting that much information, I cannot imagine doing it alone. I suggest connecting with someone and going over the material together, questioning each other and reading parts aloud for each other. There is no easy way. On my own I would find it very difficult to read and remember that much information.

Bryan

By: shubhang

shubhang — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:06:46 +0000

dude!!
that was like a reflection of what am undergoing right now…am 21 and my grades have always been above average…I spotted i had add and was slightly autistic last year and suddenly realised that this was the reason why I just simply could’nt remember a thing…I’ve mostly resorted to learning by rote which has worked effectively but at the same time is extremely time consuming…Incidentally, I love writing and have always been appreciated for the same. Since am in law school we get volumes and volumes of material and case laws stretching upto hundreds of pages to read and comprehend…most of the times I apply my own logic in interpreting the judgment and it turns out to be true The tips you’ve given are really cool but could you tell me how you would tackle volumes and volumes of material.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 03 May 2009 08:40:32 +0000

Hi Yllirian,

Have you tried reading and talking it over with someone? If it is extremely boring for you, this might be the best method…

Bryan

By: Yllirian

Yllirian — Sun, 03 May 2009 02:39:21 +0000

I am going crazzyyyy…. out of my mind I have been trying to read two chapters in the History of Christianity for the past 6 hours and all i have read is the first Chapter; what is really ironic is that Google’d.. for readding tips and brought me here and after reading you’re comments i am experiencing the same difficulties, although i have tried most of those methods of reading my mind just flourish all over the world very bad Reading Crisis here and I need Help.

By: Pn

Pn — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:02:51 +0000

I didn’t know I had ADD until I came to US for my masters degree. I had the same problem with all my teachers. I used to find it almost impossible to read and understand a new topic without having at least some background.

One thing that works for me, which is rather silly, is to pay very close attention to the first few sentences which usually gives an idea of how the rest of the article is going to be. After reading few sentences I usually take a short break to think what to expect from the article.

From then on I subconsciously negate and doubt every statement that I read(something I am pretty good at ), as if the author of the article is wrong and I wont notice it unless I am attentive.

This process could be a bit slow but can be very effective considering the number of ideas/reflections you can make about what you read.

This is how I dragged myself through my bachelors and masters degree in Computer science. One side effect is that I have developed an obsession to play the devils advocate every time I am with friends.

By: Campbell

Campbell — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:08:42 +0000

The first two paragraphs describe me PERFECTLY. In high school i knew i sucked at reading so i just never really did it because i was too lazy to make the effort it takes people like us. But now in college im having all sorts of problems.

My college classes dont always assign stuff im interested in so sometimes i feel like im completely fucked when i am assigned to read that material. For this reason, one of the things i do is make myself believe that what i am reading is important and therefor it has to interest me. For example if im reading some bullshit philosophy text i trick my mind in believing that that stuff is immensely epic or sublime or something…

Im gonna try to get my hands on some adderall or something… in the mean time, i think the reading marker is a good idea which i will try now.

By: David

David — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:44:24 +0000

Bryan: Those are wonderful tips and suggestions. The reading marker suggestion is a great one and helps me stay in place, otherwise my eyes go from one part of the page to another.

This is a fantastic siite you have created here. I am glad I found it!