it's official peeps!! Cava Reader is coming to iOS!

remember when I said "coming soon TM??" up there... it's actually happening! a very kind friend gave me an Apple device so she could use Cava too 🥹 I'm aiming for early 2027, but knowing me it might land sooner lol

and some other news:

75 of you have installed it and 3 of you bought Full!! that genuinely made my week, thank you so much :D

v1.0.1 is out with bug fixes, plus a switch to turn off the anonymous usage stats without blocking the app's network access, so you keep the free library and language downloads

you can now buy Full with Monero (XMR), and it's 10% off since there's no payment processor taking a cut. that means you can get Cava with no Google and no bank card at all: APK + Obtainium, and pay in XMR

https://cavareader.app

happy to answer any questions!

#Android #iOS #Audiobooks #Ebooks #Accessibility #ADHD #Monero #DeGoogle

Overwhelm, burnout, and crushing guilt are not the right fuel for the revolution. Unfortunately, many activists slog through them day after day. (Many more folks won’t even consider themselves activists because they’re mired in this toxic sludge.)

I’m creating a planner for sustainable solidarity. It helps you create a realistic focus, narrowing your scope based on how it fits in the rest of your life, and acknowledging all the ways you make the world a better place—not just whatever you idolize as “real” activism. It’s built around rest, joy, and releasing guilt, while you attune your action to your energy and capacity.

Read more: https://buttondown.com/impureleftist/archive/a-free-planner-for-activists-is-coming

#activist #activism #writersofmastodon #writing #freebie #planner #anticapitalism #antifa #solidarity #solidarityaction #adhd #audhd #neurodivergent #support #selfcare

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October 10, 2026 A free planner for activists is coming! Plus: the 1st anniversary of Impure Leftist Overwhelm, burnout, and crushing guilt are not the right fuel for the revolution. Unfortunately, many activists slog through them day after day. (Many more folks won’t even consider themselves activists because they’re mired in this toxic sludge.) I’m creating a planner for sustainable solidarity. It helps you create a realistic focus, narrowing your scope based on how it fits in the rest of your life, and acknowledging all the ways you make the world a better place—not just whatever you idolize as “real” activism. It’s built around rest, joy, and releasing guilt, while you attune your action to your energy and capacity.

https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sveikata/682/3090244/adhd-sutrikimas-lietuvoje-be-nustatytos-diagnozes-gyvena-daug-zmoniu-ir-kencia

#LRT #ADHD

I'm the kind of paranoid geek who travels with my wink ebook reader And ebooks on my phone And a paperback, because if the tech fails, the fall ack is good old Paper.*

[ Guess who hates not having reading material *And* music to listen to?
Me. The Answer is me. ]

#Books #AuDHD #ADHD #AuctuallyAutistic #Ereader #Eink #Outside #TooPeople-y

Ok, I think this one is a stretch, but I have to ask.

Are you an #autistic / #AuDHD bald man in the northern hemisphere, who wears a hat indoors as the weather moves towards winter?

I know everyone is different, but pls, recommend a comfy, not too warm hat that my sensory sensitivities can cope with. I live in Scotland, so has to be something I can easily get here or online from a UK/ EU based retailer.
I don’t get on with stiff labels and seams and absolutely do not enjoy or use real wool at all.
lol 😂

@autistics #Autism #Bald #ADHD #Hat #AskFedi thx! 🎩

#ActuallyAutistic Are there any others who are the first in their family to be diagnosed as autistic or ADHD or AuDHD and now suspect that their siblings and parents are also probably neurodivergent, but that their siblings and parents are resistant to the idea that they themselves might also be neurodivergent?

#ADHD #AuDHD

Some good life hacks for you #ADHD peeps out there.

A couple months ago I posted a clip of an app I made just for myself, and a bunch of you said “please release this.” So I did!

Cava Reader is an ebook + audiobook reader for Android. You load an EPUB and its audiobook, and it highlights each word as the narrator says it, karaoke style. The speech recognition runs on your phone, so it all works offline.

I made it because my brain wanders. When the words light up I never lose my place, and if I zone out for a second I just look back and the highlight is right there. (Same reason I always record my blog posts and post them next to the text. Friends with ADHD got me into that habit.)

also I made this video myself, and I’m way too proud of the little piano sync at the end lol

No account, no ads, your books never leave your device. There’s also a built-in library of 37 public domain classics you can read along with for free.

Reading and listening are free, read along on the classics is free, and read along on your own books is free for the first 4 hours. After that it’s a one-time $9.99 for the Full app. No subscription.

This is my first closed-source project and the first thing I’ve ever charged for. It’s the most effort I’ve ever put into anything, and it might be what finally stops me from dipping into my savings to keep Altbot running. If you do buy Full, thank you :)

Google Play, or APK / Obtainium: https://cavareader.app

Android only for now (sorry iOS folks, I don’t own a single Apple device to test on 😅 (for now… coming soon TM??))

#Android #Audiobooks #Ebooks #Accessibility #ADHD

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A video of Cava Reader, a eBook+audiobook synced reader app. A phone screen appears on the right with large text on the left. Upbeat instrumental music plays throughout, with narration. The video opens with “Read or listen? Why choose?” The phone shows Pride and Prejudice with words highlighted one at a time as they’re read aloud. Next, “Read along. Every word, right on cue.” continues the highlighting. “Listen. Just the narration.” shows the book cover and an audio waveform. “Read. Just you and the words.” shows plain scrolling text. “37 classics. Yours, free. Read along included.” shows a scrolling grid of classic book covers. “Bring your own books. Your EPUB. Your audiobook. Together.” shows a book being added to the shelf. “Fullscreen. Nothing else. Just your book.” shows text filling the whole screen, as the phone frame fades out. “Your fonts. Your themes.” shows the reading screen switching between light, dark, and colored themes and different fonts, with each change cut on the beat of the piano in the music. The video ends on the Cava Reader logo with “Read, listen, or both at once. Free to start. Full: $9.99 once. Read along on your own books. cavareader.app.”

It’s good when a chore like dishes is going well enough that I’ll pause in the middle to dance to a song.

#ADHD

Pulling a thought from a conversation because I think y'all might appreciate it.

Childhood diagnosis happens when you annoy the adults. Adult diagnosis happens when you annoy yourself.

#ADHD #ActuallyAutistic

https://twitch.tv/sweet_anita

#NowWatching #ADHD #Animals #TouretteSyndrome #Tourette #MentalHealth

Tired of my #ADHD ass misplacing keys, I bought my first #AirTag and a keychain for it yesterday. I love it.

Sure sign of forgotten ADHD morning meds
Attempting to dress oneself by putting leggings on backwards

*annoyed sigh

#ADHD

Sitä välillä miettii onko minulla oikeasti ADHD, ja sitten en löydä asunnosta lääkkeitä jotka minulle on sen hoitoon annettu.

Että pitikin tehdä se virhe että otti apteekista mukaan "yhden ylimääräisen pakkauden ettei tule seuraavalla kerralla kiire", ja nyt sitä pakkausta ei mistään löydy.

Asunto on suhteellisen siisti ja järkeviä piilopaikkoja ei ole kovin monia. Mutta ottaen huomioon että löysin linkkuveitsen jääkaapin salaattilaatikosta viikkojen etsimisen jälkeen toissapäivänä, niin näitä sopivia hakupaikkoja on lukemattomia. Zombo.comia lainaten: ainoa rajoite olen minä itse.

#ADHD