I know this applies to ASD but am not sure it applies to bipolar and schizophrenia etc . I am supposedly very intelligent,but struggle with practical tasks and score badly on online tests of non-verbal intelligence. I think it is harder to acknowledge someone can have difficulties with it if they are deemed to be quite intelligent or above. I
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I think the proof of the pudding is that when I lived at my old address without much support I was not doing well,though no one professional came round to my flat to notice. My stepdaughter knew but I only saw her 2-3x a year. It’s been suggested I was self neglecting there.Here I’m doing better , but get a lot of support from my stepfamily who live nearby and someone who comes in twice a week to clean. Without that support I’d have difficulty maintaining an independence that was healthy.
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You do sound like you are doing better. This is a good thing and I am happy for you.
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@anon82948922 Thanks. It would be interesting to hear from other people as to how they do in this respect . For me I think it has little to do with positive or negative symptoms , but others’ mileage may differ.
i ahev difficulty doing grocery shopping due to stress of voices…doe sany one elase have this difficulty
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