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1. delis-thumbs-7e · 1790577763 · focus · HN ↗

   I have no idea, but with ADHD and all, I have taken recently the habit of reading aloud, especially course texts, doc’s and other boring stuff I easily get distracted with. I pretend to be a BBC 4 broadcaster. It seems to work. After awhile you can stop and just read silently.

   1. jan_m_savage · 1790582016 · focus · HN ↗

      fellow ADHD. if you read in a place with no distractions, you can read silently, and fast for a long time.

      1. ErroneousBosh · 1790583738 · focus · HN ↗

         My six-year-old is probably a bit ADHD, and with parents like his it's not surprising, but he will sit and read for *hours*, and stuff that's way beyond what you'd expect of a six-year-old. It's about the only time he's really quiet, and I mean the good kind of quiet, not the "sudden transient to quiet" that means you must drop everything and RUN to find out what they're doing *now*.

         And then come the questions. So many questions.

         I never want that to stop.

         1. jan_m_savage · 1790590255 · focus · HN ↗

            Good for you!

            Getting enough sunshine also alleviates serious ADHD effects, so only the mild, good ones remain.

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