Published on 12, July, 2020
Afternoon,
Thank you for the continued support in my journey of understanding me as opposed to the expected autism diagnosis some time in the future.
I did a search on reading and the first few pages were all topics about what books is being read, enjoyment, support to help read better etc.. but...
I have a sever dislike of reading, anxiety kicks in, can't follow the text and often have to repeat pages and often going back a couple of nights so I gave up many years ago and have never tried... I can list the books I have read 1990-2023 as:
6no. Dargonlance books.
Eartquake (my aged 16 English Literature choice. It had 84 pages as opposed to other pupils reading One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Pride and Prejudice and so on.
Charles Bronson autobiography.
I enjoy comics (still) and read books with illustrations and punchy points of info.
I wonder if it is a me thing, ADHD (didn;t realise it was in connection with autism) or autism or perhaps something completely different.
Around 8no. books in 32 years always has friends and people rise an eyebrow and open mouthed when I say I hate reading.
Thanks.
I love reading, but I also have to frequently re-read a paragraph I have just read to make sure I have taken it in. As such I generally get through books slowly. But then there’s no rush, so don’t worry about how long it takes you.
I have always loved comics, and I still do to this day and always will.
I find I read too quickly sometimes and can't remember what I read so have to go back to the the last chapter.
What comics do you have? I have a lot of Simpsons comics ^^
Hi Goosey...
I have Beano, Dandy, Whizzer&Chips, Topper... All UK comics from 1979-1985... Turns out I was super organised as a child and kept them, all in date order by comic haha
I have over 1000 comics which drives my mum crazy as they're still at her home, in my old bedroom which is like walking back into the 70s/ 80s... 14" portable TV, pacman handheld game and so on... Should charge as a museum exhibit haha.
I was referred for OCD back in the day when it wasn;t really acknowledged... It has kind of been described more as ritualistic and tied into the likely autism diagnosis this year.
Apologies that I often use 'likely diagnosis' and similar... There may be people visiting and seeing this thread as a first visit and it is important to me that don;t attach my posts to autism but are aware that I in the system for diagnosis based on multiple assessments with professionals.
Hi Valdez!
That's so awesome ^^
You must have loads.
I like to keep all my CDs and books in order I think it's an autism and OCD thing :)