An Intentional PSA
I learned a new word the other day and I'm going to be using it DAILY because most people don't seem to understand/believe me when I try to explain this phenomenon and the simple fact that IT HAS A NAME is so validating.
“Dyschronometria”
In the highly likely event that anyone doesn't know what that is (I mean, I've told all my therapists about it, now, and they were all shocked), dyschronometria – from the Greek “dys” meaning “difficult/abnormal/bad,” “Chronos” which was the name of their god of time, and “metron” which means “measure” – also known as “time blindness,” is when you have a warped perception of time and cannot estimate or judge its passage.
I will literally think, “oh, I can ____ real quick before I do {insert important task}. It'll take like five minutes.” Then do it and genuinely believe it's been five minutes until I look at the clock and discover... it's actually an hour and a half later.
Google seems to think it's a RARE disorder usually caused by brain damage, but the RARE occasion that I meet a neurodivergent who DOESN'T have it is the shocking abnormality.
It's common in ADHDers, who make up 13% of the population (I'll be going by the highest percentage estimates for male children, here. Why? Because most neurotypicals are under the delusion that females and people of color can't be neurodivergent and your 18th birthday magically turns you into a Fellow NT™ 🙄😒).
It's common in dyscalculics, who make up 10% of the population.
It's common in autistics, who make up 3.72% of the population.
It's common in dyslexics, who make up 17% of the population.
Need I go on? Get yo facts straight, Google. Dyschronometria is a pretty common thing and I seriously can't believe that I'd never been told it had a NAME before…!!
Sincerely,
- An Adult Female Neurodivergent
