Thread by @ashleyann_atx

I wanted to share #AuDHD tips that have helped me with productivity and energy.

1) If you have something to do, and it will take less than five minutes, put other things on hold and do it now. I don’t care if you are in the middle of something else, just take a break and do it

You will thank yourself later when your to-do list is not so never-ending.

2) Find systematic and efficient ways to do a little bit rather than giving into procrastination and putting it off for later. For ex., I do three similar tasks back to back to save time through day.

Before I knew I was Autistic, my ADHD brain ran the show. I procrastinated and relied on Autism to do A LOT of work all at once. This tired me out because I was doing bursts of work that took all of my spoons bc I did not evenly spread out workflow.

Now that I know I am Autistic, I know that my Autistic self likes doing things efficiently and quickly. So when I do tasks, I do several similar tasks in order through day, rather than saving it all for one day. If I save a lot of little things to be done at once, I won’t do it.

If I write a bunch of things on a to-do list or on post-it notes they just won’t get done. So for example, if I find out I have to reschedule a kid, I stop what I am doing and do it in that instant bc I know that if I add it to the to-do list, I will forget about it.

So far, this has worked out for me. And has preserved my energy. I used to be worried about putting people or things on hold, but if it only takes two minutes, people are willing to wait and things get done. It’s only a big deal if you make it out to be a big deal.