Hello, I sometimes stutter, struggle speaking and pronouncing words, copy accents unintentionally, all this to the point where I on occasion sound like english is not my first language. This keeps bleeding into my reading by way of subvocalization.
When I was younger I barely subvocalized, and reading was a much more enjoyable fluid experience. Over time the narrator in my head has gotten louder and more obnoxious, and I can’t read anything without ‘saying’ it (i don’t move my lips, but my narrator sounds like how i speak with all the very annoying flaws)
Due to how choppy I sound, it makes it hard to understand what I am reading and stay focused, I have heard that subvocalization can be good for comprehension, but I read much easier without it.
I have tried
\-eating while reading
\-counting while reading (I do not understand how this helps, I am now just hearing 2 voices with one of them counting, its even more distracting)
\-listening to music (i’m almost always doing this anyways)
\-using my finger to keep track of the words
\-those frame things that only show small sections of a page at a time
\-those websites that show a single word at a time
\-humming
\-tapping my fingers
I know this question has been asked before, but I didn’t find anything I found I have not already tried.
Also, I am not sure if its fully relevant, but my brain processes speech oddly because I’m autistic, and adhd runs in my family so focus is already a major issue.
Sorry for the long post, and thank you for reading!
by wagnyp101