Reading while ADHD

I thought I might write a bit about the experience and relationship I have with reading. I am self diagnosed with ADHD (due to not being able to get a proper diagnosis, but trust me, it's definitely right) and love English Literature. I have always loved to read, though looking back at my life it feels as though I've never read a book in my life. There are many aspects of my life that affect my reading experiences, not just ADHD, but this is a large part of it and it isn't discussed very often. 

I find that as I read books I want to skip passages so I have to reread, or I read while also simultaneously thinking of something else, meaning it's been 10 minutes and I've read three pages and I haven't taken in any of the information. Due to how my brain works I've found that it's easier for me to focus on one passage and analyse it which suits English analysis perfectly. When reading Macbeth for GCSE I could never read the whole play in one sitting but I loved to read each part in class separately and analyse it to death (I love Shakespeare an embarrassing and cliché amount). I can watch all of Macbeth in performance and become entranced by it, if i'm in a theatre, but if I'm watching a recorded version at home then I'd need to follow the script to pay attention or I'd go on my phone while it plays in the background. 

Now I'm going to talk about hyperfocus and executive dysfunction. They're big, scary words if you've never learnt about them, still quite scary if you do, but they're a necessary evil for how I read (and live). Some days I will have the impulse and a strong desire for reading a certain book, but even though I want to read and should read, I just don't...? There can be various reasons, but for example if I wanted to read a book all day and had some other work to do, but couldn't for any reason (there are a lot of variables here) then I'm more likely to trip over myself and do nothing for the day whilst freaking out about doing nothing. At this point twitter looks very appealing. On the other hand sometimes the stars align and I sit and read...and don't stop. I usually read books in one or maybe two sittings depending on other commitments. Now I think of it I can't really remember many books that I've read at a reasonable rate, outside of school reading. This affects me on two wavelengths: one, I get books that I'm very interested in read very quickly, and two, I read things very quickly, process them and forget all about them. 

This is bit rambly and jumbled, but I say this as more of a documentation of how I read and, hey, someone might find some validation and solidarity with my experiences. There are a lot of topics to talk about within neurodiversity and this is just one of many, but when reading is such a large part of all academic and cultural subjects it really needs to be addressed, not just for children but also for adults who face the same issues. I don't have any answers right now, but certainly a lot of questions.