How to remember daily tasks

Hello everyone,

 I’m new to the site. I haven’t been diagnosed with autism but I’ve completed all the online tests and I’m definitely on the spectrum.

I’m in my 50s and previously my mother, who used to live with me, used to help me with daily tasks but she died18 months ago and I now living alone, I have no family and am struggling to remember what to do.

I’m constantly late for work and appointment because I get engrossed in things and forget to go to sleep so I wake up late or lose track of time. Sometimes I forget to order or take my medication. I’m also not good at budgeting money even if I write down a list. I seem to spend too much.

Does anyone have any helpful tips for how to remember to do easy everyday things?

Parents
  • I realised that I have a certain way of organisation that is different. Try to find yours: what are you comfortable with? Lists? Bubbles? You also consider drawings, maybe a song, and pictures can be psychologically different for us autistic people. I realise I am more comfortable and deal with changes when I have a pictured timetable.

    Take the problem from the top: what are you most comfortable with?

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  • I realised that I have a certain way of organisation that is different. Try to find yours: what are you comfortable with? Lists? Bubbles? You also consider drawings, maybe a song, and pictures can be psychologically different for us autistic people. I realise I am more comfortable and deal with changes when I have a pictured timetable.

    Take the problem from the top: what are you most comfortable with?

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