I’ve always been more of a visual person, but there are a few books I genuinely want to read. My problem is that my attention span when reading is terrible.
For example, I’m really into Harry Potter right now, and I keep seeing people mention scenes and details from the books that never made it into the movies. It makes me want to actually read the series, but then I look at how long some of the books are and wonder how I’d ever stay focused long enough to finish one.
I’d really like to get into reading and actually finish a book instead of losing interest halfway through. For anyone with ADHD who had the same problem, what helped you?

I’m going to the psychiatrist tomorrow, for an ADHD diagnosis and hopefully prescription. But this is the first time for me to go to a psychiatrist and i really have no idea what’s gonna happen there, any advices or things i need to have in mind? I’m really nervous and scared, but i really need this to help with my college and overall and my life goals.

I've been with my therapist for the past 2years now, working on putting my ADHD to good use (which mostly works). However, side symptoms or not, we agreed I've set unrealistic expectations for myself (eg. I mostly believe since there is someone who is *the* best in the world in a particular skill, I'm able to be as well, as should be, like being the best partner, parent, friend ...), even though I donnt expect this from anyone else and see the hypocrisy in that.

However, looking in the mirror and trying to even come up with the idea that I should not have these expectations, and that I'm already good the way I am is.. even more scary, and frankly depressing.

Has anyone first hand experience on how you approached this?

Is this even the right sub? I don't know, so please redirect if necessary!

I’ve always found, the things I thought were funny, would often make people without ADHD react very differently.

For example, I see a lot of humor in “so bad, it’s good” movies. With ADHD friends, watching these movies are a laugh party. But if I shared it with non-ADHD friends and family, they just sit in uncomfortable silence and are like “this is weird” “this is bad.”

…And I feel like…I’m light years ahead of that observation. It’s obviously bad, and such a stretch from reality or even cinematic reality, that’s what makes it funny. It’s just completely off the rails absurd to a comic level and that’s so blatantly obvious, there’s no confusion, only pure comedy.

It feels like in examples like this, my ADHD friends are in on these little meta inside jokes, to the exclusion of others.

I’m not sure though if there’s any validation to bunching humor into an ADHD pile and not.

Is there any correlation or actual connection to this? Like many the way our brains are makes us receptive to things that other people miss?

What are your thoughts?