01 The science
Saccades are attention leaks. RSVP plugs them.
Every time your eyes jump to the next word (a saccade), your attention is briefly released. In the ADHD brain, that release is where distraction slips in. RSVP eliminates saccades entirely — your eyes stay fixed on one pixel, and there's no escape hatch for attention to drift through.
02 Why it feels good
Your dopamine system gets a rhythm to lock onto.
Rhythmic, predictable stimuli are the kind of input an ADHD brain actually craves. It's why you can hyperfocus on video games, rhythm apps, and TikTok but can't finish a newsletter. RSVP at 400-500 WPM gives you the same rhythmic payoff — but applied to text you actually need to read.
03 The safety net
Comprehension quizzes kill the zone-out guilt.
The worst part of ADHD reading isn't zoning out — it's not knowing you zoned out until you're six paragraphs past it. Readit Fast generates a 3-question quiz at the end of every article. Score below 70%, it tells you. You go back and re-read with the knowledge that something didn't land. No more fake-reading.
04 No escape hatch
Focus Mode strips the browser to zero chrome.
Pro tier unlocks a full-screen Focus Mode that hides the browser, the tab bar, the bookmarks, the notifications. Just the word on a dark background. If you can't see an escape route, your ADHD brain has nowhere to go but forward.
05 The gamification
Streaks turn reading into a Duolingo-style habit.
14 achievements, 20 XP levels, daily streaks. The same dopamine loop that makes Duolingo work for 500 million people — applied to reading articles. Your ADHD brain already responds to this kind of reinforcement. We just built a reader around it.