Hi all, I have autism, not ADHD (as far as I know), and I have some big issues when I’m waiting for things to happen. Like, say I have to go out at 5pm. I wake up at 10am, but I can’t do anything all day because I’m waiting for the thing at 5pm to happen.
Anyone have similar experience/tips?
It’s pretty specific. But I started drawing my ideas. I always think about mechanical design so I grabbed some graphing paper and pencils and started doing “old school” type design sheets (lots of straight lines, measurements etc.) It fills so much time very well. If it’s 10-5pm then I would have to set an alarm or I would be so focused on the designs that I miss the appointment. Not only am I getting better at drawing but I also have to do a lot of unit conversion and research on parts or how a certain mechanism works, so I’m learning a bunch.
You can always clean/organise your space. I’m bad at it but if I can get started then I have a couple of hours of deep cleaning done.
Just try starting something. Get into something and the time will go by.