Am I different to everyone else?

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I’ve always worked in education or people centric jobs and my biggest skill would probably be instant empathy and the ability to connect.
However I have so many things that I find a challenge I do wonder if there’s something different about me?

• for example:

I manage my diary by a big visual board. I make lists every day and if I don’t put them in a certain place it’s like they don’t exist. I lose things constantly and can struggle to find homes for things. I really struggle with basic organisation - everything I do is a jumbled mess even when I really try. Literally everything I do is a jumble.

I’m at my best with spontaneity, jumping into roles at the last minute. I have no problem with chaotic situations - hardly surprising!

I’ve been like this my entire life and never quite understood why organisation is such a big challenge for me.

Anybody else like this?

Sounds like classic signs of ADHD to me.

Your post doesn't seem like a jumble though.

not like this so cant relate. but a friend is and they have bpd or eupd as i think its called now. also dyspraxia?

I think it's just different personalities. I'm probably the opposite, I am detailed oriented, focused, organised. I HATE spontaneity and chaos. I don't like changing my plans.

I sometimes wonder, for a variety of related reasons, if I have a degree of autism, but I guess there's no real point in wondering too much. Unless it negatively affects your life, you may as well accept how you are and roll with it.

There's definitely a place for people like you in the workplace, especially in the public/charity sectors where people skills are most important!

Look into executive dysfunction maybe. My organisational skills were practically non-existent but there are lots of work-arounds (mainly targeted at people with ADHD).

Sounds like me. Currently going through an assessment for ADHD.