From what I have been reading dyspraxic and autistic people can have repeated or unusual routines. I have a few. I get up every morning at 8.25 not 8.30 or 8.00 but 8.25. Yes 8.25?? and stick to it? Every day except Wednesday I brush my teeth in the morning and evening but Wednesday I brush in the morning but not in the evening. I have a break and do not brush my teeth. I stick to Wednesday evening. I asked myself why I do this and an image of a rectilinear grid came into my mind with boxes to represent time spots for morning afternoon and evening. the Wednesday evening box felt more free which gives me a break from teeth cleaning.
On Monday and Wednesday afternoon I eat biscuits, always the same biscuits and always five. For years I made exactly the same sandwiches for lunch. Bread with tahini and banana never changing. With my tahini sandwich lunch I ate a scone every other day. Eat one miss one and stuck to the pattern for a long time. Eventually I had a scone every day. Once they sold out of scones at the shop I got them from. I replaced a scone with tea biscuits exactly four each time. When my scones came back I checked the dimensions of the scone by laying four biscuits by its side to check I had been as close as possible to the dimensions of the scone. As well there was a brand of savoury biscuit I stuck to and would go out of town on the bus to get that one brand. It wasn’t tasty I just liked it. I can get a bit nervous if the packaging for the same product changes.
I go to Cafes several time a week. For ages the same cafe three times a week at the same time and day and I would always stay one and a half hours. This is even if I am free all day. I like the same seat sometimes a bit bothered if I don’t get it. I like the same seat with pubs.
As well I can get just a little bit nervous if my pen is not the same weight. Or am I just weird lol
