Time blindness.

I think one of the biggest things I’ve come to understand since identifying as AuDHD is just how much my relationship with time impacts my everyday life.

It’s not simply forgetting appointments or being late (I’m often ridiculously early as a result of not knowing what time it is / I’m to be there!).

It’s waiting mode, the inability to estimate how long something will take, the frantic productivity before a deadline, living by the clock, losing entire afternoons in something I love, and feeling under pressure even when nobody is putting me under pressure.

And the amount of energy I put into managing all of that!

Of course, not all of these experiences are time blindness alone. Attention, task initiation, transitions and anxiety all play their part too.

But understanding how they interact has been incredibly helpful.

I still need my lists. I still need my plans. And I still regularly underestimate how much I can squeeze into a day.

But these days there’s a lot more understanding and a lot less judgement.

I’d love to know — how does time blindness show up in your life?

#AuDHD #AutisticAdults #ADHD #LateIdentifiedAutistic #TimeBlindness

I am thrilled to be exhibiting at Ireland’s first ADHD conference @adhdinbusinessconference which takes place in The Tower Hotel in Waterford on Thursday 19 November.

@freerangesociety celebrates living life your way… and is a reclamation of what it actually means do life differently.

Whatever following your own path means to you, I hope you will be inspired by the joy and freedom of @freerangesociety.

I am really looking forward to the day and the chance to hear from the amazing speakers.

See you there ⭐️

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Eye contact and listening - I love how @juliem.green describes the way we listen more deeply.

In this episode of Unlearning Autism, Julie joined me to talk about late identification, motherhood, raising an Autistic child, and the often complicated journey towards understanding and accepting ourselves.

It’s a warm, honest conversation about the things we come to understand differently once we finally have the language for our experiences.

This episode is supported by FREE RANGE ~ doing life differently. Listeners can get 10% off with code unlearning10.

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“Everything changes and nothing changes.”
Such a beautiful reflection from @juliem.green on what it means to discover you’re Autistic later in life.

In this week’s episode of Unlearning Autism, Julie joins me to talk about late identification, motherhood, raising an Autistic child, and the often complicated journey towards understanding and accepting ourselves.

It’s a warm, honest conversation about the things we come to understand differently once we finally have the language for our experiences.

This episode is supported by FREE RANGE ~ doing life differently. Listeners can get 10% off with code unlearning10.

🎧 Listen to our conversation wherever you get your podcasts.

#UnlearningAutism #JulieMGreen #LateIdentifiedAutistic #AutisticWomen

I couldn’t imagine living a ‘normal’ life - I’m here for all the weird and the wonderful. The unconventional, the unexpected, the outside-the-box thinkers and the do-it differently dreamers.

The wonderfully winding ways of being human.

Normal was never the goal 🩷

I’m not here for normal.

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