lithelylove

Hi doctor! I was diagnosed with adhd and low support autism. It explains a lot but there’s one specific issue that I can’t get an answer for - I completely lack the ability to execute anything that doesn’t have a specific step by step blueprint to follow.

Here’s a very simplified bake sale example. - The bake part - I can do this cause it’s black and white, with followable list of specific ingredients and preparation steps. - The sale part - I find this overwhelmingly confusing and frustrating. My brain literally feels like the South Park “collect underpants - ? - profit” meme. How do I sell this? Where do I sell this and how do I find a spot? It’s really hard to explain cause it’s quite nuanced but basically, it’s what other people just seem to get by default or find obvious. If I ask for help it’s always very vague advice that doesn’t help me at all or something like “What do you mean?? Just do it.”

Is this a neurodiverse trait or is it just me? Could it just be part of a learning disability? I’ve had a history of dyscalculia and dyspraxia among other things.