I know people mean well when they recommend I switch to audiobooks to help with my reading slump. However as an autistic person with auditory issues? I have to be in a certain mood to do audiobooks. And I haven't used my audible account for like three months. Audiobooks are out too. - ThreadSky

ingloriousgigi.bsky.social • 14 days ago

I know people mean well when they recommend I switch to audiobooks to help with my reading slump. However as an autistic person with auditory issues? I have to be in a certain mood to do audiobooks. And I haven't used my audible account for like three months.

Audiobooks are out too.

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morganas-bane.bsky.social•14 days ago

I 100% understand this. I can only do audio books in very specific circumstances. And during a reading slump? Absolutely not...

grey-books.bsky.social•14 days ago

This, and I'm super particular about narrators too so if the reader makes my teeth itch I won't listen to it.

ingloriousgigi.bsky.social•13 days ago

I don't really care about narrators but I have to be in a particular mind space to listen to audiobooks. And if I'm not in that mind space I find audiobooks unbearable.

grey-books.bsky.social•13 days ago

That too, if the wrong narrator though can throw me out of that headspace so even trying another audio with one I know works is out of the question.

danielleforrest.bsky.social•13 days ago

I have audio processing issues as well. Sometimes talking doesn’t quite translate as words to me. Also, it’s harder for me to pay attention to audio. I tend to drift off.

robinthereader.bsky.social•13 days ago

I love audiobooks, but only listen to them at work or in the car alone, environments in which I won't be interrupted very often. Too many interruptions, and I lose the thread, which doesn't happen when I'm reading books on a page or screen.

anomalina.bsky.social•14 days ago

If they don't have a narrator I like the sound of, I just can't vibe with it.

I also found I wasn't holding on to the "info" very long with audiobooks. So I'd forget what happened and would rewind a lot.

Now I read again and it gives me time to sit and "be". I think for me this works better.

liv-brarian.bsky.social•14 days ago

Audio books make me physically uncomfortable unless I REALLY like the narrator. I tried it for commuting, but DNF'd more books that way than I have physical books

remarkablebooklife.bsky.social•13 days ago

As an autistic person who’s HoH - audiobooks are the least fav way of consuming books.
I see you and very much understand

Me when someone says I need to get audiobooks —

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