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

MAX Meldpunt – Op latere leeftijd de diagnose autisme: ‘Er zijn zoveel kwartjes op hun plek gevallen’

maxmeldpunt.nl/gezondheid/op-l…

Pas op uw 55e, 61e of 82e ontdekken dat u autisme heeft? Naar schatting hebben 9 op de 10 mensen van 50 jaar en ouder met autisme nog geen diagnose gekregen. Voor sommigen geeft die diagnose na tientallen jaren een verklaring voor moeilijkheden in hun dagelijks leven. Wat kan een diagnose op latere leeftijd betekenen?

#autisme #adhd #neurodiversiteit #gezondheid

Aflevering MAX Meldpunt: Autisme bij ouderen

maxmeldpunt.nl/uitzendingen/au…

MAX Meldpunt - Op latere leeftijd de diagnose autisme: ‘Er zijn zoveel kwartjes op hun plek gevallen’

maxmeldpunt.nl/gezondheid/op-l…

Pas op uw 55e, 61e of 82e ontdekken dat u autisme heeft? Naar schatting hebben 9 op de 10 mensen van 50 jaar en ouder met autisme nog geen diagnose gekregen. Voor sommigen geeft die diagnose na tientallen jaren een verklaring voor moeilijkheden in hun dagelijks leven. Wat kan een diagnose op latere leeftijd betekenen?

#autisme #adhd #neurodiversiteit #gezondheid

Aflevering MAX Meldpunt: Autisme bij ouderen

maxmeldpunt.nl/uitzendingen/au…

Participation, when it is forced or distressing is not a positive outcome. This is bad. By NeuroWild
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness #studentmentalhealth #neurodiversity #adhd #ymhc

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A cartoon shows a distressed child holding their stomach while an adult smiles and says, 'See?! That wasn't so bad, was it?! Congratulations on your award!' Text reads: 'Participation, when it is forced or distressing is not a positive outcome. This

Take your fucking kids to see a psychiatrist if you can afford it. Maybe even if you _can't_.

I'm almost 50 years old and in hindsight _every_ single part of my life has been _far_ harder than it had to be.

Please take your kids to see a psychiatrist.

<3

#adhd

So, I finally got an ADHD diagnosis about a month ago and today is day... Two on meds.

I'm already reading about other programming languages for the first time in ... Years... And spending meaningful time on code-reviews at work.

It's day TWO and I'm interested again. I still spent a lot of time screwing around today but... It didn't feel quite so much like a need or a compulsion but more like a _habit_ that can be untrained.

Already.

Day TWO with meds.

#adhd

If you have #ADHD and work from home: how?

A 25 minute podcast on what neurodivergent people can bring into a workplace vs how the workplace can then dismiss them

https://www.patreon.com/RobinInce/posts/problems-of-in-172229818 #adhd #autism #neurodiversity #neurodivergence

RE: https://officiell-info.se/@svtnyheter/117448700756014455

Tämä Bingo oli Skavlan Ohjelmassa edustamassa #ADHD oireilijoita ja melko vauhdikas tyyppi.

Ei mitenkään yllätä että keskittymiskyvytön jolla jatkuvasti vauhti päällä, löytyykin nyt tällaisesta uutisesta.

Surullista.
Mutta näin se ihmiskunta toimii. Kaikenlaisia pääkköjä kokeilemassa vaikka mitä, varsikin toki yleensä miespuolisia, uhkarohkeita, "pojatonpoikia", Ville Vallattomia joita ei säännöt kiinnosta.

Tutkimusmatkailijoita, vuorten valloittajia, riskaabelia elämää eläviä, joista osa kuolee lähdettyään tuntemattomille vesille, osa vammautuu loppu iäkseen, osalta elämässä putoaa pohja, päätyvät rikollisiksikin ja vankiloissa on yliedustettuina juurikin ADHD oireilevat.

Omakaan elämäni ei ole mennyt nenttien käsikirjoitusten mukaan, mutta XX kromosmeissa taitaa olla joku jarru?

As if I didn't have hundreds of reasons to avoid getting #Covid before, but losing the few #dopamine receptors that I have would be catastrophic to my #ADHD brain.

https://social.marxist.network/@yogthos/117445661898744984

How to make #ADHD coffee in 15 easy steps:

1. check bean level in hopper of coffee grinder
2. sweep floor where the cat eats
3. get cat's dishes out of dishwasher
4. feed cat some dry food
5. add coffee beans to hopper
6. grab a can of wet food for cat
7. run coffee grinder
8. feed cat some wet food
9. put water in coffee maker
10. open a window
11. put away some dishes
12. put coffee grounds into filter basket
13. turn on coffee maker
14. write a post about making coffee
15. pour coffee into mug

Vielleicht interessant für die #ADHS -Bubble: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/evidence-on-antidepressant-withdrawal-an-appraisal-and-reanalysis-of-a-recent-systematic-review/1E02C154EE580CA43F0EE86492B3A0E7 #adhd

Some days I wonder if the #asd and #adhd diagnoses are real, and then I catch myself making my morning mocha, which I've done basically every day for the last 32 years, or making my afternoon tea using the same teabags I've been buying in quantities of 160 for the last 5 years, and I stop wondering.

#ADHD folks. Have you ever had one of those days where you're so hurried you forget if you've even taken your meds?

What's that logic gate that lets things in but nothing out? Because that's my brain right now.

#ADHD

#UK growth in #PersonalIndependencePayments aka as #PIP or #Welfare in the USA, is weighing down #British economy according to latest #WSJ report on #England deficit dole spending, now at its highest level since #WWII.

Today one in every 12 Brits is getting #disability benefit checks for ailments like #dyslexia, #ADHD, #gluten #allergies, depression and even #acne worrying pragmatists. Last year wth 1 in 5 workng age people claiming benefits, iit was revealed 1% of people in the country had a #govt provided car from contractor #Motability

https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/united-kingdom-welfare-disability-payouts-737d77a0?st=dqGgmV #GiftLink

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Motability scheme

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UL welfare benefits report

I’m six days into my new Ritalin prescription (only 5mg 2x a day) and I see my doctor again in a week. I’ve never been medicated for #ADHD before (unless you count me taking the occasional Adderall several times years ago without a prescription).

I realize she’s just getting a sense of how I’m going to react to these meds and that this is a very low dose, but I’m sort of looking for a little advice about whether or not to email her later today… Or if I should just wait until my appointment…

At most it helps with overstimulation and mental chatter, but it’s inconsistent. Today, for example, it’s not doing anything. When it does kick in in that way, it is definitely a small but notable relief. It doesn’t feel like complete ‘fix.’ And it only lasts between 1-2 hours during the first pill and then for a shorter (and less noticeable) duration during the second. Beyond this, I’m not noticing much else.

At night, as pill 2 wears off, overstimulation feels like my unmedicated daytime stimulation (intense only with less energy to cope because it’s night) when I’m normally used to feeling less overstimulated at night.

I’m not sure if I should bother emailing since I’m essentially doing what she aimed for—feeling it out. And I’ve made tiny adjustments each day to try to make it better for myself. However, having felt a tiny glimpse of relief it IS a bit harder to deal with things which haven’t become any worse since starting Ritalin; but in contrast to the relief, maybe feels less tolerable.

#AuDHD