Let's Play AQ-10 • If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly
Let's Play AQ-10 • If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly
This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test.
8. If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.
- Definitely Agree
- Slightly Agree
- Slightly Disagree
- Definitely Disagree
Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer?
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Not very quickly, no. If the task needed working memory (keeping count or something), that will be gone. I'll need to take a moment to reassess what I was doing and where I'm up to. If there were X,Y,Z subtasks, I'll need to check which ones are done and which not. A long enough interruption and I might forget entirely and not return to the task at all. If someone interrupts me by trying to help, and I don't immediately understand what they're trying to do, I find that very irritating.
Disagree. I'm leaning towards Definitely Disagree but it's not a definite definitely haha.
Nope. I'm part of the AuDHD gang and for me any kind of context switch can make me completely forget my train of thought.
No. It feels like someone came and pushed my house of cards over.
Disagree.
I can't immediately switch back to what I was doing. Context switches take time and energy to focus on the task, to somehow unwind and get back in the zone.
Slightly agree. It isn’t impossible, especially if the interruption is brief and I can note where I was. But there’s also a non-zero chance that I’ll have to, at least mentally, start over.
A lot of the times I've got to switch from one to the other quick not to difficult untill I loose track