Published on 12, July, 2020
Is impatience a particular thing of autism? How do people deal with it?
What I do recognise here is that I sometimes want to have something done, and then this can't wait. That got better, but it's still a bit of an issue.
And it contrasts with the fact that I can't just drop everything and do it myself, so I know it's not fair to ask it from somebody else.
I'm OK doing step-by-step things - I have infinite patience explaining things or helping peeps with their English to give one example.
When I have an 'idea', I want it done immediately. I either do it straightaway - eg today, commenting on someone's urgent planning application. Done.
If I have an idea but can't get on with it (eg building a sculpture thing where I had to order something online) that is Much Harder.
It's not being able to finish something I have started because there is something else scheduled I can't stsnd