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Remove the right obstacle

Reading support still needs a way to keep your place

Having text read aloud may help with reading, but a long spoken instruction can still be hard to retain with ADHD. Listen to a short section, pause it and deal with that part before continuing.

If you are completing a form, mark the question you are on. Keep any information needed for the answer beside it. If you have to stop, leave a note saying which question comes next.

Do not let worksheets block the therapy itself

If a therapy worksheet takes all your effort to read or write, say so. Ask whether you can talk through an example, use a short voice note or complete it together.

Try the alternative during the appointment. That shows whether it actually helps before you leave with another task that is difficult to access.

Ask for support using a real task

Take the actual form, instructions or work task to a learning-support adviser or workplace support contact. Say which part is difficult and what you have already tried.

If ADHD treatment improves your attention but reading remains difficult, ask a dyslexia organisation, learning-support adviser or workplace support service about assessment and adjustments. Better attention does not remove every other difficulty.

Sources for this page
  1. NHS — Dyslexia in adultsPublic health information; reviewed March 2026
  2. Sprich and colleagues — Description and Demonstration of CBT for ADHD in Adults (2010)Description of an ADHD-focused treatment; practical examples are not separate trial findings

Information checked September 2026. Evidence and treatment guidance can change.