Executive functioning and dressing for late fall/winter

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So you have to:
1. Check the weather.
2. Decide what to wear based on the temperature, small differences, without being outside for long yet.
3. Be able to find the right clothes in the house.
4. If it’s cold enough, a coat and regular clothes won’t do it—you need a coat, layers, the right pants (warmer pants), boots, the right socks, etc. and you might not have everything with you or your laundry done if your EF skills are off.
5. So you just don’t go outside in the late fall or winter, but you need to go outside to help your mood.
6. You feel crummy being inside all day.

Anyone else have this problem?
How do you cope?

Sometimes I just wear whatever seems right at the time and bring extra clothes in a backpack.

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It takes me forever to get dressed. I stand in front of the closet for ages. Usually I do this several times before I pick items. In winter I have to match up more items and factor in the temp and wind. But I also have to dress according to my comfort level that day.

Now working from home I don't have to go outdoors everyday, but I still take a while to get dressed. Then when I have to go out later for groceries or a walk I have to go through the process again because it's not comfortable to sit around in the same types of clothes that I would be warmer/more comfortable wearing outside.

The worst is dressing after a shower. I'm overheated and my sensory sensitivities are elevated so a lot of items are unappealing. If I dress like it's warm I'll have to change again soon after when I become cold.

I just grab a sweater unless it's really cold. If I'm leaving for work I don't need more than a sweater because I leave a warm coat in my car.

^ guessing you don't get -20 f / -29 c temps where you live

Short answer:

Wool. It is:
- Temperature-regulating, and doesn't lose warmth when wet
- Easy to wash at low temperatures, and you can (should) often skip soap etc.
- Doesn't hold odour (so much), so you need to wash it less often - also good for the environment

Long answer:
Use the 3-layer principle

It is essential if you want to avoid over/underdressing during the cold...

I just wore whatever I was comfortable in. I wore shorts in winter for years because my possible Elher Danos Syndrome in my knees where I can't have anything touch them. Sometimes in below zero weather. Heat bothers me more than cold anyway. I also had to go out in bitter cold in a tatty old hoodie because I couldn't afford a proper winter coat.

I think I have heard almost every NT woman talk about this.

I am a winter person. The best thing you can do is to have layers that are always clean and ready to wear so that you can mix and match what you need at a moment's notice. You can have several different ones like a couple of fleece tops, a couple of base layers, a couple of outer jackets and a few good pairs of socks. then you know you always have clean ones. and when you layer it works better because it the temperature changes you can easily switch it up.

Am long past the years when I labored over what to wear. Now days I put on what ever I feel like wearing then add whatever is needed for the weather.

Never had a winter my whole life.


It's likely the norm here; I just skip the entire thought of dressing specifically for the weather. And I like to walk out.

So...
There are times I went out in the rain or high noon suns, without an umbrella -- be it in a random walks or going to work.
Times that are ought for me to bring an extra pair of clothes to change with.

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