Published on 12, July, 2020
Does anyone else have issues with tidying up and cleaning? I don't actually have a diagnosis but have strong traits of autism and probably some of adhd too. I find things like tidying, cleaning, doing the dishes etc incredibly difficult. It probably comes across as laziness but I quite literally cannot face doing these jobs and usually let them build up far too much so it's an absolute mission when I do do them. Does anyone else have this issue? And can anyone shed any light on why I find this so difficult or if there is anything I can do to make it easier?
I can do it if it's something I can do then and there as I go, for example, cleaning plates immediately after I've eaten. But for things that have to build up like clothes washing etc. it just all ends up piling somewhere. Other things like dusting etc. that aren't immediately obvious also builds up. I guess that's the main problem for me is it being immediately obvious, kind of like 'out of sight out of mind' and by the time it's neglected enough to be in sight it becomes a big job that I think most people even NT would be a bit overwhelmed at doing.