Published on 12, July, 2020
I have just had a diagnosis of apsergers (with a fair amount of adhd traits too) at 38. I have a long history of depression and anxety. I am struggling most with executive functioning and it is the adhd traits that seem to be causing my the most problems at the moment. I have struggled for so long with keeping my house clean and uncluttered. My house is full of clutter and I am a huge procrastinator, have very low motivation and even if I do actually manage to do some housework I get distracted or can't seem to do it for long. I get over whelmed by everything that needs to be done but also seem to have an issue with just doing a little bit at a time.
I have been criticised by my husband and my parents for so long as they just couldn't understand why I found it all so difficult. I wish I could employ a cleaner and someone to help me organise things but I don't have the money.
Any adivce woulde be much appreciated. I was only diagnosed last week and am still getting my head around it all.
I sometimes write the things I need to do on a list and try and do one thing on the list each day. That way, I'm only concerned about one task not all of them. If I get that one thing done, I feel good.
If I need to hoover, clean the bathroom, dust etc. I'll break it down into separate items on the list. I might even break the hoovering down in to separate areas!
If I don't do that then I'm thinking about everything that needs doing and never get started.