I have always been terrible at keeping my place tidy and organized — I am by far the messiest person I know. It wasn’t until recently that I discovered it was probably because I kept trying to organize my apartment in the same way that my friends and family do — in a way that is inherently neurotypical.
I had never stopped to consider how I might make changes to make my space more ADHD-friendly. When I moved into my most recent apartment, I made a conscious effort to make it more suited for my needs, and considered ADHD issues like object impermanence that get in the way of me making my space work.
For starters, “tidy” looks different for everyone, and my version of tidy may look different from a neurotypical person’s idea of tidy.
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