ADHDers often lose track of things they can't see.
It's similar to lacking object permanence: the ability to know objects continue to exist even when we can't see them.
With ADHD, you don't think it no longer exists when hidden from sight—you simply never think about it again.
It's similar to lacking object permanence: the ability to know objects continue to exist even when we can't see them.
With ADHD, you don't think it no longer exists when hidden from sight—you simply never think about it again.
This is why people with ADHD are often surrounded by piles and piles of things: books, papers, clothes, mail, etc.
We know that if we lose sight of them, we may never remember them.
So we keep everything out in plain sight.
We know that if we lose sight of them, we may never remember them.
So we keep everything out in plain sight.
This is why planners often don't help.
You write down your plan for the day, then close the planner so you can't see the plan any more.
The thought to check on your planner never comes.
You write down your plan for the day, then close the planner so you can't see the plan any more.
The thought to check on your planner never comes.
It extends to people and relationships too.
When you don't see someone, you may forget they exist entirely.
Even for close friends and family.
Out of sight, out of mind.
When you don't see someone, you may forget they exist entirely.
Even for close friends and family.
Out of sight, out of mind.
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