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Fraz_2006
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01 Apr 2007, 8:39 pm

Ok, so like when i am reading a book or something, i cant stop myself from thinking about other stuff, so when i read a book im not taking in what the words actually mean because im thinking about something else, like something i love doing, or past events.

Does any other aspies here have this problem? :?



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01 Apr 2007, 8:59 pm

I do. I think it has something to do with ADHD.


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01 Apr 2007, 9:03 pm

yeah...definitely an ADD thing...I have the same problem.



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01 Apr 2007, 9:04 pm

Sounds like inattention. My guess its more related to a pure ADHD diagnosis. But since the rate of diagnosed ADHD in diagnosed aspies is so high there has to be some strong
overlap in the two conditions. I read that dyspraxia also has inattention features. This is all likely confusing to us humans trying to label things but the precise way we define mental conditions is just a poor attempt to understand the real complex world of biology
that does not give a d*mn about our problems labeling conditions.

Yeah I have the same problem reading :)



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01 Apr 2007, 9:25 pm

I have this problem a lot. I'll get to the end of a paragraph and realize I have no comprehension of what I just read even though I know I read the words. A lot of times something that I read triggers a memory or idea and I'll start thinking about that even though I keep reading. I'll often go back and re-read something several times before I just give up because I obviously can't concentrate right then.



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01 Apr 2007, 9:31 pm

Damn! I can fall into this too.

Glad I am not alone!


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01 Apr 2007, 9:35 pm

Tally another yes. I've been working on it, though. The more I read, the beter I can focus my attention on it (not in a sitting, though).



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01 Apr 2007, 9:41 pm

Yeah I deal with that problem also.

I can read a page and realize I have no idea what I just read, cause I was focused on thinking about other things.



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01 Apr 2007, 9:52 pm

If I'm reading college books, yes.

If I'm reading a book I wanna read, no.



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01 Apr 2007, 9:57 pm

Yeah, thats definitely me. I have to make the room completely silent and give the book my complete concentration.



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01 Apr 2007, 10:19 pm

THat describes me very well though I can usually kind of force myself to focus on the book but it's not always easy to do and it's no fun doing it but I have to do it otherwise I'll be screwed, lol.



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01 Apr 2007, 10:22 pm

Yep, this is a me problem too.


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01 Apr 2007, 10:22 pm

Vegasadelphia wrote:
Yeah, thats definitely me. I have to make the room completely silent and give the book my complete concentration.


Silence definitely helps me too...I often have to wear earplugs.



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01 Apr 2007, 10:23 pm

SamuraiSaxen wrote:
If I'm reading college books, yes.

If I'm reading a book I wanna read, no.


Yeah thats an important distinction because people with ADHD can focus on things they
enjoy.



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01 Apr 2007, 10:25 pm

Belle77 wrote:
Vegasadelphia wrote:
Yeah, thats definitely me. I have to make the room completely silent and give the book my complete concentration.


Silence definitely helps me too...I often have to wear earplugs.
Me too.



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01 Apr 2007, 10:33 pm

I don't have--or at least don't want to think that I have--ADHD, though; it's the sensitivity and inability to block out unwanted noise rather than that I can't stop thinking about other things.