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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 289838" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Lisa, I find that this sort of thing happens to me as well. Not because of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), but because of the combination of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/ADHD.</p><p></p><p>I too find that if I haven't used a skill for a little while, it just disappears. Re-learning it the second (or 10th) time around is faster than the first time, but things just don't stick unless I use them every day.</p><p></p><p>As for remembering stuff, I've found one system that works really well for me. I've tried so many, but this one seems to be the charm.</p><p></p><p>I use a hard-sided notebook, like the kind that you use for lab notes. Every morning first thing, I write a to-do list. It's numbered, but not prioritized, just listed as I remember stuff. And it's EVERYTHING. Work stuff, home stuff, Residential Treatment Center (RTC) stuff for difficult child, etc. etc. and I leave space (2 lines, maybe) between each item. I always write the list in blue pen. In a pinch I will use black, but it's not as good. As I go through the day, anything I finish gets checked off with a red pen, and a write a note in the blank space if there's anything special about the list item that I have to remember.</p><p></p><p>The next day, everything from the list that hasn't been checked off in red gets put on the new list. Then I go through the notes in red and add new items as needed. If anything comes up, I add it to the list.</p><p></p><p>It sounds elaborate, and it kills off 30 min to an hour every day, but without it I literally sit there staring at the wall and blinking. I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing and my mind just whirls. I just make sure to get to the office a bit early so that I have time to make the list before the day's chaos begins.</p><p></p><p>I don't know that my system would work for anyone else, but if you find the right cue for you, maybe that'll do the trick.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 289838, member: 3907"] Lisa, I find that this sort of thing happens to me as well. Not because of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), but because of the combination of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/ADHD. I too find that if I haven't used a skill for a little while, it just disappears. Re-learning it the second (or 10th) time around is faster than the first time, but things just don't stick unless I use them every day. As for remembering stuff, I've found one system that works really well for me. I've tried so many, but this one seems to be the charm. I use a hard-sided notebook, like the kind that you use for lab notes. Every morning first thing, I write a to-do list. It's numbered, but not prioritized, just listed as I remember stuff. And it's EVERYTHING. Work stuff, home stuff, Residential Treatment Center (RTC) stuff for difficult child, etc. etc. and I leave space (2 lines, maybe) between each item. I always write the list in blue pen. In a pinch I will use black, but it's not as good. As I go through the day, anything I finish gets checked off with a red pen, and a write a note in the blank space if there's anything special about the list item that I have to remember. The next day, everything from the list that hasn't been checked off in red gets put on the new list. Then I go through the notes in red and add new items as needed. If anything comes up, I add it to the list. It sounds elaborate, and it kills off 30 min to an hour every day, but without it I literally sit there staring at the wall and blinking. I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing and my mind just whirls. I just make sure to get to the office a bit early so that I have time to make the list before the day's chaos begins. I don't know that my system would work for anyone else, but if you find the right cue for you, maybe that'll do the trick. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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