Attention span


I am just wondering if it’s a common trait in autism to have a poor attention span.

I can’t watch tv or a film with out my iPad as I find it impossible to sit still and relax.

If I am getting a massage I can’t switch my brain off and I find it really hard to listen to people in a conversation and find myself interrupting people all the time.

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  • Yeah... finishing things is an issue for me..

    I can be full on into it, be there, very intensely....

    Then - something else attracts my attention and off I go. 

    I'm probably going to come back to whatever I've Abandoned at some point, with renewed interest- but it could take a while.