Starting, stopping, switching
“I want to start and can’t”
Articles on starting, stopping and switching tasks: inertia, waiting mode, absorbed focus and phone calls, with ideas autistic and ADHD adults describe.
Autistic inertia: when you want to start and can't
Autistic inertia is difficulty starting, stopping or switching, even with things you want to do. What it feels like and what adults say helps.
Read articleHard to stop or switch tasks when absorbed
Stopping an absorbing task or switching to the next can be hard. Ideas from autistic adults and adults with ADHD, and sentences to use.
Read articleWaiting mode: when an appointment stops you starting
When an appointment hours away stops you starting anything: what people call waiting mode, ideas people try, and four sentences to borrow.
Read articlePhone calls are hard: other routes and a call card
Other routes than calling, lines to use mid-call, and a call card to fill in beforehand, drawn from autistic and ADHD adults' accounts.
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