One thing that bothers me about autism
I usually say I'm accepting of my autism spectrum disorder. But I want to say that it has made me unable to focus on a single task for more than 2-3 minutes at a time. This has a negative impact on my progress in all areas of life. I'm so sick of it. I wish my brain was rewired so I can actually focus and make sense of things. I thought intense focus was a great strength of ASD. But I appear to always be jumping all over the place. I'll just do one thing or focus on something for a very short time, then move on to something else. It's gotten in the way of achieving greatness in anything. I have no hobbies or passions.
I wish I can describe this totally accurately, but I don't know if you'll grasp the whole story. I'm 25 and still haven't got my life together as if I'm still 13.
I also have a mild form of Joubert Syndrome, I feel like I'm lower-functioning than I should be. I wish whoever God cursed me with this can get a taste of his own medicine.
Please give me helpful advice, I don't want to die this way.
I'll be lucky if I can even focus on this thread for more than one post.
Dear_one
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The modern world is full of things that reduce attention span; that isn't classic AS. I have had to limit my use of some things, and am beginning to regain focus. Don't give up, or get frustrated because you are only adding a second to your attention span for a day's effort - they add up. Deliberate exercises like meditation can help a lot, even if they seem very hard to maintain for any reasonable time.
I've a similar issue. But I have too many hobbies, and struggle to focus on one and complete it.
There is procrastination, and distraction, I'm working on fixing these issues.
It's a struggle.
I'm fomulating a strict routine, though it is important to have breaks and be flexible for inforseen interruptions & delays.
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