ADHD, Processing Disability, and/or Aphantasia - Comprehension Strategies

[Rocko_35]

Aside from trying medication (adderall), I am searching for strategies to improve my reading comprehension, more specifically reducing reading comprehension time.

Aside from ADHD, my clinician suspects I have a type of processing deficiency (auditory, visual or both). I underwent an evaluation for a learning disability and am awaiting diagnosis.

While searching for coping strategies, I stumbled upon aphantasia-- the inability to visualize in your mind. Unfortunately, you can't be diagnosed an aphantasia, because it isn't a learning disability. Nevertheless, this is something that I am experiencing.

I have read several books on reading comprehension and have pulled useful tools for reading comprehension, such as pre-reading, summarizing paragraphs into a single sentence, taking notes, and vocabulary building. However, these techniques are for the ADHD and lay persons alike.

Do any you have any recommendations for skills or techniques for improving reading comprehension specifically for the afflictions listed in the title? I am doing the research myself, but am trying my luck that someone has already has a working system. My wife poked fun at me that it took me a couple of hours to read five chapters of Tom Sawyer .😐

[MaudQ]

No specific advice on reading skills (although I’m always a fan of underlining, highlighters and sticky notes) but just wanted to say that Tom Sawyer is not easy reading! If you’re trying to build skills, why not read something punchier? Maybe something funny and fast paced? Just to give yourself a boost while you’re working on this issue.

[Rocko_35 in reply to MaudQ]

thanks! My sister suggested I read something something more captivating like crime and punishment.

I read how to’s pretty often, but looking to switch it up.

I will look into the comedies. I love to laugh.