Is it normal to start reading a book but then suddenly realize that you have no idea what's going on in the plot because you have been reading the words but ignoring their meaning?

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Happens way too often to me.

edit: I had no idea this was such a common issue!

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I have diagnosed adhd and this is very much my life. Audiobooks are the best! It still happens, but way way less

I wish I could do audiobooks. I don't know if it's my autism making it more difficult to process auditory information or what, but audiobooks are even more difficult for me. I love podcasts though, since that is just casual conversation and I never get too lost even if I zone out and miss something.

I've never been able to do audiobooks unless I'm reading along. Can't pay attention to spoken words. I used to hate when teachers would make students take turns reading passages aloud. I literally couldn't pay attention because they would read s o s l o w l y that my brain would have too much time to think between words.

I think you just unlocked a memory. It is so difficult for me to understand when people are talking too slow. I can't remember what words were at the beginning by the time we get to the end. I always have to watch everything with subtitles.