PSA FOR MY FELLOW NEURODIVERGENT FRIENDS
Ever forget whether or not you’ve locked a door? Well I’ve got a hint for you!
It won’t prevent you from forgetting but it’ll make it easier to check from across the room, so it’s better than nothing.
For turn-lock doors, they have two orientations; ( | ) and (—).
I can’t speak for all doors, but most of these locks that I’ve encountered tend to be locked when in the vertical ( | ) position.
THE WAY I LEARNED TO REMEMBER THAT was to think that the upright was “standing”, like a guard ready to defend. The horizontal is laying down, or relaxed. Most things could get past a guy who’s laying down.
So if you want to lock your door, make sure that the guard is at attention! That’s the way I taught myself to remember, and it works so I don’t have to stand up or walk across the room to test if the door is locked. I just have to be close enough to look at the lock and see it.
Like I said, it won’t prevent forgetting, but it just makes it easier to check. And this might not work for all doors either, so make sure you know what kind of lock you have.