Time Blindness...This is an SOS for my son!

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I know moat us us have time blindness and most of us have spent YEARS creating little hacks to survive time blindness before we ever knew we had ADHD. Alarms. Calendars. Sticky notes. More alarms. The alarm to remind us to look at the other alarm...

Now here's where I need your help.

My son is 18 and has AuDHD, along with social anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, and sensory processing challenges. He just graduated from high school, and I think the huge life transition has made everything feel even harder. Right now we're working with Vocational Rehabilitation, but as many of you probably know...government paperwork isn't exactly known for moving at lightning speed. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

In the meantime, he's spending ALLLLLLL day on the computer.

I know it's his comfort zone, and I'm trying to balance giving him grace while also helping him build some structure and independence. It's such a hard line to walk........ I am even trying to get him to join this group..... no luck...

I'm looking at getting one of those visual timers to help him actually "see" time passing. Has anyone used one? Did it help?

And can I just say something?

I spend so much of my life helping other families navigate child development and neurodivergence. I'm even starting a business doing exactly that.

So why does helping my own son and myself, feel like the hardest thing in the world????

Please tell me I'm not the only one......

Tell me what actually helped you after high school??? If you're a parent, what worked for your young adult??? Any tips for helping with time blindness without it feeling like constant nagging him?

This group has taught me so much and I'd really value your thoughts....

I am thinking about getting this timer....

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Time Blindness...This is an SOS for my son!