I’m not sure how to describe this but I realised I sit down to complete an activity and then hours go by and I think it’s only been like 10 minutes or something like that and I would have no idea where the time went and I would get stressed- I would know what I was doing but would have no idea of the hours passing if that makes sense. I used to lie in on the weekends and get stressed sometimes even meltdowns if it was only half a day left because I wouldn’t have the whole day so I wouldn’t get everything finished on time. I sometimes stress out in the evenings if I haven’t finished my work and it’s like I’m running out of time even though I have plenty. I find this with rushing out the house too. I have to be ready to leave half an hour to fifteen minutes before otherwise there’s a meltdown. When I was in secondary I used to turn up half an hour early to lessons at the start of the day or lunch so that I’d have enough time to get ready for the lessons. I’m unable to keep a schedule when studying too and forget to take breaks because I spend hours studying. Is this common for those on the spectrum to have no idea where the time went and then get stressed? This is kind of rambling so I hope this makes sense. Any strategies to support would be appreciated or any similar experiences
