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 am EXACTLY the same! I spend a lot more time thinking about doing things than I actually spend doing them. Seems like it takes a long time for me to summon up the energy and motivation to get even the basic things done a lot of the time. I tend to find once I get started then I can then power on and get more done, but it's that first step of getting started that's so damm hard.
I wish I had some advice for you, but unfortunately I'm in exactly the same predicament.