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How was your journey to picking up a good habit like reading from being an ADHD kid who scrolls all day? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by oaklyn@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I find audiobooks help a lot for being able to finish books nowadays

When I was a kid I could just devour books if I was interested in them otherwise it's was a struggle. Straight up to the point of forgetting to eat and whatnot.

Audiobooks though allow me to do things while listening which is cool.

I only got diagnosed with ADHD about 6 months ago as an adult so getting those good habits is still a struggle but way easier with meds as long as I don't get distracted before they kick in.

[–] RandallFlagg@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not officially diagnosed with ADHD or anything but I do struggle to focus on a singular task, I have a sneaking suspicion that I do have something like that. Anyways, I can't read books because I just can't focus on them, same with long articles or any long block of text really. I also would recommend audio books, I've "read" tons of great books out there that I otherwise would have never touched. I also use TTS to "read" articles I find online.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I'd recommend talking to your doctor as getting an official diagnosis can open up a lot of possibilities for support if you do have it.

I was diagnosed at 29 and my biggest regret in that matter was not looking into it sooner.

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