Dancers do dance routines. Athletes do warm up routines. A Digital Badge was released in 2015 to champion exercise routines. See Digital Badges/Exercises/Routines.
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| - Dancers do dance routines. Athletes do warm up routines. A Digital Badge was released in 2015 to champion exercise routines. See Digital Badges/Exercises/Routines.
- This can be especially useful for tasks with no externally imposed order or deadlines, such as household chores or self-employed work tasks. It's easy for such tasks to pile up, but assigning each one a specific time might become excessively inflexible or lead to a cluttered calendar. Routines provide a middle ground between strict scheduling and complete lack of structure.
- Routine may be a necessary part of life for autistic people (adults in particular), because it ensures that certain things get done. A rigid routine helps manage executive dysfunction. "My routines have purpose. Without them, I risk becoming paralyzed or adrift. My carefully organized life goes all to hell. The plants don’t get watered. The dog may or may not get fed. I forget to shower. I get anxious about what’s for lunch before I’ve even finished breakfast. I spend too many hours happily chasing after this idea or that, forgetting that the rest of the world exists." — Cynthia KimKim notes that routines can lessen the cognitive load on autistic people, who can struggle with making choices. If an autistic person eats the same thing for breakfast every day, they do not need to spend time s
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| - Dancers do dance routines. Athletes do warm up routines. A Digital Badge was released in 2015 to champion exercise routines. See Digital Badges/Exercises/Routines.
- This can be especially useful for tasks with no externally imposed order or deadlines, such as household chores or self-employed work tasks. It's easy for such tasks to pile up, but assigning each one a specific time might become excessively inflexible or lead to a cluttered calendar. Routines provide a middle ground between strict scheduling and complete lack of structure.
- Routine may be a necessary part of life for autistic people (adults in particular), because it ensures that certain things get done. A rigid routine helps manage executive dysfunction. "My routines have purpose. Without them, I risk becoming paralyzed or adrift. My carefully organized life goes all to hell. The plants don’t get watered. The dog may or may not get fed. I forget to shower. I get anxious about what’s for lunch before I’ve even finished breakfast. I spend too many hours happily chasing after this idea or that, forgetting that the rest of the world exists." — Cynthia KimKim notes that routines can lessen the cognitive load on autistic people, who can struggle with making choices. If an autistic person eats the same thing for breakfast every day, they do not need to spend time struggling with choosing what to eat.
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