MD And Difficulty Concentrating While Reading

[Xanthea Sagsago]

I've been thinking about this for a while and wanted to ask if anyone else has experienced this.

I've always had a hard time concentrating while reading. This problem of mine isn't just limited to books, though. Sometimes I'll end up skimming through articles on the internet or read one or two words in a paragraph.

My imagination runs vividly when I read. Too vividly, perhaps. I can imagine a scene that's being illustrated but I can't pay attention to names. I can't remember a story in its entirety because it often seems like whatever chapter I read prior has disintegrated in my memory. Sometimes I'll end up rereading paragraphs over and over again because I couldn't pay attention to what was being said.

I wanted to ask if this could be related to my MD? Or if anyone else has dealt with this kind of thing? How did you cope?

Thanks!

[Silver Swan]

Yes, I can really relate to this. Whenever I pick up a book, my mind will keep wondering off, so I will read the paragraph over and over again. I will read the paragraph, but won't concentrate on what it means. I have once read with a tutor, and hardly comprehended what I just read, and I was so afraid she'd find me somewhere else. It would have been so embarrassing! My sister has actually caught me re-reading a paragraph repeatedly and wondered why I spent like an hour on a page. She then went, "Oh, my god."

When I surf the internet, I'll want to look up the news, but as soon as I read an article, I am just fighting with the words!
My mind is just so used to going 'someplace else.'

I've had the same problems with listening, especially when it comes to instructions and dialogue. I can't tell you how many people reacted so emotionally towards me just not listening up! I've known people who thought I was deaf or not feeling OK.
I've even had people repeatedly ask me WHY I just can't absorb the information I hear.

[Nico Setiawan]

Even when I read this, my mind wander somewhere else. I imagine you typing behind the computer about this lol

[Fishno7]

Sarcastically, I would usually end up being too concentrated at reading;reading materials are my main source of imagination for my MD, so I often enjoy reading the same books over and over again, create my own MD scene and MD it for hours, while ignoring other important stuffs in my daily life.

@Nico Setiawan, for typing I did suffer from this problem lol, when I type my mind would sometimes wander to another planet or imagine what the readers of my comment will react, and end up taking much more time needed or even forgetting what I originally want to type.

[Nico Setiawan]

yes especially when I found a word that brings me to daydream mode, like "Darth Vader" or even "Batman"

Fishno7 said:

Sarcastically, I would usually end up being too concentrated at reading;reading materials are my main source of imagination for my MD, so I often enjoy reading the same books over and over again, create my own MD scene and MD it for hours, while ignoring other important stuffs in my daily life.

@Nico Setiawan, for typing I did suffer from this problem lol, when I type my mind would sometimes wander to another planet or imagine what the readers of my comment will react, and end up taking much more time needed or even forgetting what I originally want to type.

[ozzy castillo]

I've dealt with this to when I used to read in school it can be related to MD

[S.A.]

Difficulty with reading can be related to ADHD, and daydreaming is also one of the key features of ADHD-Inattenttive Type.

Any kind of mind wandering is part of having ADHD. It makes it hard to read, to listen, to follow instructions.

I had a tutor for algebra. She sat right across a desk from me, barely 2 feet away, with a hot bright lamp shining over it. I still couldn't concentrate for more than a half minute. Brain just fuzzes out.

When people give me verbal instructions, I can only remember the first step and sometimes the last step. All the rest vanish, and I just try to figure it out on my own. Usually I have to go back and ask (which gives certain kinds of people an excuse to think I'm stupid).

I just posted about ADHD and daydreaming, and my experience in the "What Helps" thread.

[Kina Lowes]

Yes I have this problem at time. Especially when the book isn't all that captivating. It helps to move your lips while reading or read out loud. Then I stay on track....Of course I'd never do this in front of people. They'd think I read at a grade school level or something.