Time Blindness - An ADHD or Executive Dysfunction Trait

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Aug 8, 2024

Time blindness can make keeping track of time a real challenge, especially for those with ADHD. Learn about its symptoms and surprising emotional impacts, including insights from Dr. Russell Barkley's research. Discover ten effective strategies to boost time awareness, like using visual timers and breaking tasks into manageable steps. The last two strategies are particularly creative and might just change how you view time management!

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INSIGHT

Time Blindness Symptoms

Time blindness, often linked to ADHD, involves difficulty estimating time, chronic lateness, and procrastination.
It also includes struggling with waiting, task switching, and a diminished sense of the future.

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The Ship Analogy

People with time blindness struggle to "sense" the future, hindering their ability to plan and prepare.
They may see upcoming events but lack the sense of urgency that prompts timely action.

ANECDOTE

The Light Bulb Experiment

Dr. Barkley's experiment showed that people with ADHD could perceive time but struggled to reproduce intervals.
They could estimate how long a light was on, but they couldn't recreate the same time duration themselves.

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If you lose track of time, can’t estimate time, or if you struggle to be on time you may be experiencing something called time blindness. So in this video you’ll learn what time blindness is, and 10 strategies to manage it. And if you think you’ve heard them all, the last two are pretty creative.

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