Time Blocking & Scheduling: Systems That Actually Stick
Summary
Autistic adults 18+ guide for time blocking and scheduling to combat time blindness, missed appointments, job loss. Uses color-coded calendar, 25-minute Pomodoro work chunks, 15-minute buffers, weekly Sunday planning. Goal: 80% tasks completed on time, zero missed appointments within 90 days.
Key Points
- 5 skills: 3 alarms (wake/work/bed), 25-min work + 5-min break (4 cycles), 15-min buffers, weekly plan (Sun 15 min), say no scripts (3x/wk)
- Color: RED (meals, meds, sleep), ORANGE (work/school), YELLOW (chores), GREEN (self-care), BLUE (social), WHITE (buffer/flex)
- Pomodoro: 25 min work, 5 min break (stand, water, walk), 4x then 30 min break; phone away; one task; prevents hyperfocus
- Buffers: Room (15 min), travel (30 min), new people/places (1 hr), task switch (5 min); Google Calendar alerts; accountability person
- Escalate for: Zero missed appts not achieved Mo 1, <80% completion 3 wks, time blindness risking job, chronic stress/burnout, can't say no causing collapse
Time blindness destroys 90% of autistic adult schedules, leading to missed appointments, job loss, and chronic stress. This guide builds a "block system": color-coded calendar, 25-minute work chunks, and buffer rules. GOAL: 80% of tasks completed on time, zero missed appointments within 90 days.
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