Unphotographic memory
I only got my ADHD diagnosis in my 30s, but I knew I had issues with reading since I was a kid. I have the opposite of photographic memory.
Back in college, since I was studying to be a teacher I felt an immense pressure to read more books (you know, practice what you preach) and I cried to my boyfriend at the time saying it's impossible for me — I can't read as much as other people, I keep falling asleep/getting distracted. Even if I powered through, the chances of me retaining what I read on the 1st reading is low. I need to force myself to read multiple times to remember.
He listened patiently and asked, "Why don't you read short stories/articles? It's still reading, and you get the satisfaction of completing them."
And then something clicked inside me. I don't read to read, I read to learn. There must be other ways to digest info!
That was the first time I felt heard abt my struggles instead of being judged/punished for them. Instead of fighting my brain, I could (should) learn to work with it.
When I became a teacher I passed on that simple wisdom to my kids: don't limit yourself to reading only books. Just read. Even if it's not impressive to say you read it. Even if it's a short text. Even if it's a comic, or a page, or a summary. Just read so that you get your brain working. Allow yourself to slowly consume & savor morsels of knowledge. Little bits of practice is better than being emotionally paralysed, disabled by social expectations that you will never be able to meet.
Take your time.
There are so many ways to learn. Don't limit yourself.