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Why is routine important to you?

pewpewmcdrew

I have aspergers myself and have my own reason for liking routine- it basically provides reassurance, helps things go a lot smoother for me and helps me stay motivated. If I don't have a set routine for doing something I end up not getting it done or giving it up, but if I have a routine for doing something I will be likely to stick to it.

Interested in hearing what others have to say.

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  • Yes, I like my life to be organised by routine.  I have the same thing for breakfast, more or less the same to eat at dinnertime each day and my tea is organised on day of the week.  I do tend to have a very bland diet.

    I find it difficult to organise myself other than by doing the same thing consistently.  I tend to go to the same shops, buy the same groceries every week.  I cannot do with others making up routines for me which has caused major problems at work.  And if there are things I do that do not fit in with my routines it can be very random and can get messy. 

    I have to plan a day out, if I get little satisfaction from doing something which has not had a plan beforehand although the  plans can go awry if I get too involved in what I am doing.  Having to be places at certain times means I over compensate for the time involved so I would arrive at the station an hour before the train is due or allow far too much time for a car  journey for fear of being late often arriving at, say, a meeting an hour early.

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  • Yes, I like my life to be organised by routine.  I have the same thing for breakfast, more or less the same to eat at dinnertime each day and my tea is organised on day of the week.  I do tend to have a very bland diet.

    I find it difficult to organise myself other than by doing the same thing consistently.  I tend to go to the same shops, buy the same groceries every week.  I cannot do with others making up routines for me which has caused major problems at work.  And if there are things I do that do not fit in with my routines it can be very random and can get messy. 

    I have to plan a day out, if I get little satisfaction from doing something which has not had a plan beforehand although the  plans can go awry if I get too involved in what I am doing.  Having to be places at certain times means I over compensate for the time involved so I would arrive at the station an hour before the train is due or allow far too much time for a car  journey for fear of being late often arriving at, say, a meeting an hour early.

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