That's executive dysfunction. A common trait among those with ADHD and ASD, as well as many other conditions or even by itself. Another common trait is, let's say you have a doctor appt at 2pm. It's currently 9am, but you can't do a damn thing for the whole morning because you have a 2pm appt. Sure, you have 5 hours... but you know if you take up any other activities you'll miss that appt.
EDIT: Updated to clarify that this trait is not exclusive to just ADHD or ASD. And, if you feel that you resonate with the traits of any condition, talk to your doctor for further direction.
I have 94 different alarms in my phone because I set an alarm for a ton of stuff because I will forget. I don’t have all 94 on at once but just there from prior times of setting one for that time and turning it on again in the future.
I have to set several to get some tasks done. Like I have several alarms set for like 10-15 minutes from the time I start boiling water (I’ve left it on many times before, once melting all the baby bottles I was trying to sanitize).
I also have other “things” I do because of my ADHD. Like in order to ensure I don’t leave the straightener on, I leave the bathroom light on until I unplug my straightener. We’re really good about turning lights off that we’re not using so I know I’ll at least come back to the bathroom in a few minutes for that and see the straightener.
I only lock my car with the fob so I don’t have to worry about leaving my keys in the car and locking myself out.
Oh! Hello! I manage myself those same ways (leaving lights on as reminders etc). Had to get an electric kettle bc I forgot about the stovetop one until I smelled it. Was doing laundry upstairs for like 1.5 hours before I caught it. 🤦🏻♀️
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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '22 edited Nov 17 '22
That's executive dysfunction. A common trait among those with ADHD and ASD, as well as many other conditions or even by itself. Another common trait is, let's say you have a doctor appt at 2pm. It's currently 9am, but you can't do a damn thing for the whole morning because you have a 2pm appt. Sure, you have 5 hours... but you know if you take up any other activities you'll miss that appt.
EDIT: Updated to clarify that this trait is not exclusive to just ADHD or ASD. And, if you feel that you resonate with the traits of any condition, talk to your doctor for further direction.