Dr. Alok 'Dr. K' Kanodia

So if we want to have a healthy relationship with time, there is basically a balance of two things.

We have an internal clock with external time reminders.

So our internal clock is not always perfect.

This is why we need to do things like set alarm clocks.

So what we need for a healthy relationship with time is an internal clock.

And for the things that an internal clock can't handle, we need external time reminders.

So we sort of know this, right?

So if you've got ADHD, you've kind of figured this stuff out.

You realize that, okay, I need to set alarms.

I need to use things like calendars.

I need to get notifications to keep me on track.

So we can sort of balance deficiencies in our internal clock with using external time reminders.

And even in the case of neurotypical people, like they use things like alarm clocks and calendar reminders and notifications and things like that, right?

So a healthy relationship with time involves these two things.

Now, here's the key thing with ADHD and time blindness.

There are a lot of things like, let's say, procrastination or planning, or I don't know if being on time kind of makes sense here.

There are a lot of problems that we have with ADHD that we do not perceive as time benefits.

We perceive them as laziness problems, willpower problems, emotional problems, when really they're deficits of time blindness, okay?

So this is the first thing.

We have an internal clock.