darrellpf
One @actuallyautistic trait I haven't seen mentioned is what I'll call "efficienct routines".
I'm slow to learn a task, but once I know it I get faster and find more efficient ways to complete it. Doing the task without error and as quickly as possible is important. I can't stop halfway through or leave the task partially completed.
When I vacuum I do it exactly the same way every time. I know where to position it so I only plug in once. I despise being interrupted.
Is this common?
Kat
@darrellpf @actuallyautistic This is an autistic thing?
Not just me, then. That's affirming :)
Andrea, Transbian Casanova :neurodiversity: :transgender_symbol:
@darrellpf @actuallyautistic I honestly thought that was the ADHD part of my experience with hyperfocus and getting wound up into a temporary manic phase, mixed with the autism desire for repetitive patterns and efficiency and organization...things definitely get messy in figuring out what and when.
sean, with words
@darrellpf @actuallyautistic @failedLyndonLaRouchite yup! Many autistic traits show up in neurotypical people as well, but autistic people experience them more frequently and with more intensity
OddOpinions5
@darrellpf @actuallyautistic I'm not autistic, and neither is anyone in my family
but when I read a post like this it strikes me that "autistic" is a more extreme example of something common
(more is doing a lot of work here :) )
eg, I, and I suspect others, would, when doing an everyday task like vacumning, try to do it efficiently; the difference is I would forget which electric plug to use
but maybe I am really wrong
sean, with words
@actuallyautistic @darrellpf yes. When I do something like that (say, vacuuming or mowing the lawn), I am constantly thinking of what I’m doing and how to get to the next thing. I develop and fine-tune the process until it’s right and then that’s how I do it 💯
the routine means I don’t have to reconsider the process next time, which I WILL do until & unless I’ve internalized it (where I can remember it automatically) but I’m still aware of it “next, I will…” “remember to…” etc
Sally Strange
@darrellpf @actuallyautistic omg! I do this and I have never understood why other people don't simply pay attention to their tasks, continuously optimizing their performance of said tasks so that eventually they have a truly efficient way to perform them.
Sally Strange
@unabogie @darrellpf @actuallyautistic YES
It drives me nuts how unaware people are of what they're doing sometimes
Unabogie has voted Kamala!
Oh, I think this is extremely common! Not only do I find the most efficient way to do something, it becomes almost physically painful to see it done any other way.
CrazyDogLadysezBreatheWithMe
@SallyStrange @darrellpf @actuallyautistic Because it requires that they sustain attention for longer than they are accustomed to. They could train themselves.
IMO, we should add practice in sustained attention to school curriculums. I’m hearing that kids who grew up with smartphones/tablets are entering college with low reading ability, having been trained out of directing their own attention by devices telling them what to pay attention to & rewarding compliance.
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