If you were persistently late as a teenager, did you grow out of it?

[SomersetBrie]

DH and I are punctual (sometimes a bit early, walking around the block so as not to be too early) people. DS2 seems to be reasonably so. DS1 (16), since he has been in control of his own timekeeping is always late.
He's unashamedly not prepared to waste his time waiting for anyone/anything. But also, there is an underlying bit of stress to him getting organised, always worried he'll forget something, and not quite able to work out how long it will take for him to get somewhere. "School starts in 5 minutes, I'm not late yet" despite the fact that it is a 20 min journey.
Basically, my question is - could he grow out of this, or is this his type now? I know loads of people who are always late for stuff, you just kind of end up planning around them.
I am hoping at some point, DS will realise the error of his ways and join the rest of us happily being punctual!

Yes I'm now the complete opposite.

I used to leave the house 8:30 to get to school by train at 9! I was always late and I didnt care.

Now I plan and am very anxious about being late.

@SomersetBrie this is me. Late for everything into my mid 20s and I don't even know why because i'd often plan ahead. I grew out of it eventually and am always on time or early now but it did stick with me for a looong time.

Interesting to know, thanks!
A lot of his reasoning is teen stuff, being so much more important than everyone else, which I am hoping he will grow out of. I just wondered if the punctuality gene had missed him or if there was hope it was just his age.

I hear you on this, and it has been on my mind a bit. ADD can be masked and he certainly shows some signs of it. He is better at organising himself for things he actually wants to do, so I think some of it is simple unwillingness (to go to school, etc.).

I am now the opposite and very anxious to the point of obsession about being late. This manifests in dreading events weeks and weeks in advance, all stemming from projecting the anxiety so can't focus on much else. This in my case comes from going through life and middle age having no idea I had ADD. I have a lot more insight now but still can't judge time and object permanence means out of sight out of mind hence post it's help.

I was always late. I look back now and feel awful because I was a teenager before mobile phones so my friends were often waiting ages for me not knowing if I would turn up. They must have had the patience of a saint.
As a young adult I tended to turn up exactly on time for things, so still cutting it fine really.
As a middle-aged woman I now have huge anxiety about turning up on time for things and so am always too early. I don’t know what made me change. Possibly when I had my DC. So yes, there is a chance he will change.

I was late for school every day and I didn't care. I am punctual to a fault now.

No, I haven't. I must have some kind of processing disorder; nobody would miss transatlantic flights, exams and surgeries, turn up an hour late for eagerly-anticipated shows and social events, and have to negotiate flexible hours at every single job interview out of "self importance" or rudeness.

Unlike your DS, though, I don't mind waiting if the tables are turned. I have no right to complain - and, in any case, my time perception's sufficiently warped that I rarely notice the wait (I always have something to read/do).

I don't think he can reasonably have it both ways.