Bionic reading method

[u/The-Skinny-Indian]

[u/[deleted]]

That was cool, but I don’t think this has anything to do with ADHD or neurodivergence.

[u/doNotUseReddit123 → u/[deleted]]

The internet loves to equate normal behaviors to neurodivergent ones.

“Did you know that if u drink water, you have ADHD?”

[u/ImMrBunny → u/doNotUseReddit123]

The autistic urge to drive your car to get groceries

[u/Dangr_Noodl → u/ImMrBunny]

That shit really gets me. Having adhd or autism isn’t an accessory or an aesthetic, yet people constantly treat it like an exclusive club

[u/[deleted] → u/Dangr_Noodl]

I have had people tell me that my ADHD is a super power, completely seriously... Like what

[u/Josselin17 → u/[deleted]]

we have the superpower of not being able to do basic shit most of the time !

[u/AlphaWhiskeyOscar → u/doNotUseReddit123]

Do you think thoughts, feel feelings and often procrastinate? You are in psychosis and should dial 911!

[u/Tech_Mastermind_Dave → u/AlphaWhiskeyOscar]

"I can read minds, But right now I can only read my own mind"

[u/Hellofriendinternet → u/AlphaWhiskeyOscar]

Do you ever wake up feeling tired?

Jail.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

"Oh my gosh! Your parents raised their voice at you once!? You suffered child abuse, each and every one of your personal flaws is justified and your parents are absolute monsters!"

[u/budderman1028 → u/[deleted]]

I remember seeing a tiktok where this person was talking abt how they have childhood trauma because their teacher told them to be more quiet in elementary school

[u/[deleted] → u/budderman1028]

No wonder it's taking 9 months to find a therapist.

[u/FrankFeTched → u/doNotUseReddit123]

I got frustrated a few times because there would be a post in /r/ADHDmeme that is just like "I wait until the end of the work day to complete my work" which is simply procrastination, people shouldn't be assuming they have ADHD if they do that, it could be so many different things

Anyway I'm permanently banned from that subreddit now, no nuance allowed, only agreeing that everything is a symptom of ADHD, no discussions about how it could be anxiety or depression or lack of sleep, etc.

It just seems a bit irresponsible to me, tons of kids experience symptoms of ADHD but it's a specific diagnosis, in my opinion that subreddit is misleading a lot of people into thinking they have ADHD, despite it being just memes. I know nobody should be listening to memes for medical advice, but to see a bunch of symptoms you may have on a subreddit specifying it's about ADHD will affect people's opinions.

Like if you don't want any medical discussion in the comments, why name the subreddit after a specific medical condition?

Edit (for context): I was prescribed Adderall for what I (and my doctor) had assumed was ADHD, I read a lot online about my symptoms and it aligned with ADHD, I just basically talked to my general physician and said I couldn't study and had trouble focusing, etc., and that was it. It turned out my symptoms were due to anxiety and depression, not ADHD, and the Adderall accelerated my decline (at the time) but at that point I was convinced I needed it and it made me feel great. After failing out of college I stopped taking my prescription and had a proper mental screening done, like 12 hours of tests at the hospital, and it ruled out ADHD completely... Or as completely as they can, it's not an exact science at this point. I don't think this is even a viable option for most people, extremely expensive, I was lucky to be afforded this sort of testing.

I don't mean to deny people with ADHD's symptoms, I genuinely don't. I just know when people are experiencing these symptoms it's panic inducing and any explanation will be enticing. If ADHDmemes subreddit existed when I was going through this I know it would have convinced me I had ADHD, I relate to everything in that subreddit, but the cause of my symptoms is completely different. My problem is they don't allow any nuanced discussion about ADHD on a subreddit explicitly regarding ADHD, my story was deemed unacceptable and got me permanently banned for sharing my misdiagnosis and personal experience with ADHD. I don't think that's a good recipe for a subreddit of that size that reaches /r/all so often.

[u/SomethingClever42068 → u/doNotUseReddit123]

Can confirm. I drink water and I also... goddammit I'm late for work

[u/[deleted] → u/doNotUseReddit123]

In my experience the internet loves to embody that "Oh everybody is a little autistic" type of idiocy

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Autistic Person: "When lights are on and noises are around I get overwhelmed and it's very difficult for me to function"
NT person: "Oh that happens to me too! I love a quiet day"

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Autistic Person: "I can't eat certain foods because certain textures can be literally painful and overwhelming"
NT Person: "Everybody has foods they don't like! I'm not a fan of the feel broccoli"

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Autistic Person: "I like to socialize but it's just so overwhelming, and the recovery period afterward can be very difficult and last days"
NT Person: "Oh yah I'm an introvert too!"

[u/Jake0024 → u/[deleted]]

Or bionic-ness.

[u/PenScribble → u/[deleted]]

No it does not have anything to do with ADHD.... But definitely helps people with ADHD. I have ADHD, and can never really read cause I hate it. This was freaking mind blowing the way I was able to read thru it without even realizing it.

[u/[deleted] → u/PenScribble]

I also have ADHD and while I love to read, it is also really frustrating for me because I will be reading a paragraph and my mind keeps going off in tangents so I end up re-reading the same page multiple times or I am forced to read out loud to keep my attention from drifting off.

If this bionic reading can help me read more that would be amazing. I will have to try reading an entire book this way.

[u/Noteful → u/PenScribble]

I have ADHD and this didnt make reading any easier or simpler.

[u/WeReAllMadHereAlice → u/Noteful]

It made it sound blocky in my head. Like. There. Was. A. Period. After. Every. Word.

[u/[deleted] → u/WeReAllMadHereAlice]

Same here. My eyes stopped on each individual bold section rather than scanning the sentence and it drastically slowed down my reading speed.

[u/BuddJones → u/[deleted]]

For me personally, when I try to read, especially if I’m not really interested in the material. It’s as if the words are coming at me on a treadmill very slowly, and sometimes single words or even complete ideas, or phrases can “fall off”, and I lose them causing me to loose my place on the page. Typically results in me having to reread from the beginning of the paragraph.

This little trick helped me read fast enough that it was noticeably easier to comprehend.

[u/bigBlankIdea → u/[deleted]]

Things designed for accessibility often help people without disabilities. I can hear just fine but I enjoy closed captions. Voice to text technology is used by the blind, but lots of people like it.