Why this exists
Most reading advice assumes the reader's problem is discipline. For a lot of us the problem is format, session length, book choice, and a memory that drops a great chapter by Thursday. All of those can be solved, and none of them by trying harder. So this site scores the tools against a published rubric, writes methods that include permission to quit, and keeps shelves of books that hold on.
What is here
18 tools scored against the published rubric, 34 method essays, and 42 books across 4 shelves. Every tool page shows its verdict, its score, its confidence flag, and the date. Start with the method or the toolkit.
Standards
Scores come from how we review and nothing else. Affiliate links exist and never change a verdict: the full policy is on editorial policy. Where a number has not been measured or verified, the page says so instead of guessing. This site does not give medical advice; see the medical disclaimer.
Who and where
© 2026 Reading With ADHD
How this journal is made
Every page starts from a question readers actually ask, such as how to read with ADHD, how to come back to a book, or which e-reader keeps you off your phone. We answer it at the top in a few sentences, then show the method, the evidence and the tools.
- Sources first. Claims about ADHD, memory and attention link to research or to organizations such as CHADD and the CDC. Claims about apps link to the developer's own listing or help pages, with the date we checked.
- Scores follow a rubric. Tools are scored against the eight criteria in how we review, and every score carries a confidence flag. Today every score is a desk review, and we say so on the page.
- No plot summaries. We do not summarize specific books, because the point of a recap is that it stops at your page.
- No medical advice. We write about reading, not treatment. See the medical disclaimer.
- Dated and corrected. Every page shows when it was published and checked, and corrections go in its changelog. See contact for how corrections work today.
New essays, dispatches and appendix pages go up as they are ready, and the site index lists every page in the journal.