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Real Dislike of Reading.

Valdez
over 1 year ago

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.

  • over 1 year ago in reply to Deleted user

    I love superhero comics, especially Spider-Man.

  • over 1 year ago in reply to Steadman

    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 ^^

  • over 1 year ago

    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.

  • over 1 year ago
    Valdez said:
    I have a sever dislike of reading, anxiety kicks in, can't follow the text and often have to repeat pages

    There is a technique I use for books I find really boring but have to read for whatever reason:

    1 - speed read the book. I can normally do a page in 20-30 seconds for a novel or a minute for a textbook. This gives you about 80% of the content in one hit of extreme concentration.

    2 - re-read more normally and make notes, especially aound character names and places. Normally it adds about 30 seconds a page.

    I did find that the writing style is a huge part in how involved I get in the book, so maybe you need to try a few different authors to see what works for you.

    I would suggest trying Terry Pratchett as he has a wonderfully humerous take on fantasy with shortish sentences and lots of character continuity through the books.

  • over 1 year ago

    Personally I love reading.

    I'm the complete opposite.

    Why do I like reading so much? 

    I think it must be an escapism thing for me.

    I can dive in to another world, live as another character, be the hero, have friends.

    It also relaxes me and allows me to unwind after a stressful day.

    I can sit in my room by the window and forget the stresses and pain of my life for a while as I dive in to another fantastic world!

    That's why I love books and reading.

    Not everyone does though my dad hates reading and the girls I knew at school did as well.