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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (4 children)

That point is when you buy a dishwasher, then you can just pull a clean dish out of the dishwater ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] xmunk 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I honestly feel like having a dishwasher is a trap for ADHD people. It makes sense if you're having a party or some dish-involving-event but otherwise you're taking a small task (wash one dish) and turning it into a large task that requires constant overhead in monitoring:

  1. Make sure you start the dishwasher when it's full

  2. Make sure you realize when the dishwasher is full.

  3. Have a multi-minute bulk task of removing and putting away every plate in your house.

  4. Did you put the soap in the dishwasher?

  5. If, for some reason, you used every spoon in existence but otherwise the dishwasher isn't very full - start the dishwasher.

Also, all this is happening behind an opaque door (I've never seen a glass fronted dishwasher, at least) so...

  1. Open the dishwasher, does it contain dishes? Are they clean? Empty the dishwasher.
[โ€“] skulkingaround 10 points 7 months ago

I find the opposite as an ADHD sufferer. When I use a dish, it goes in the dishwasher. If it's full, I run it. If it's clean, I empty it before I put the dirty dish in which takes all of 2 minutes. It basically forces the routine, and I end up running it almost every night and emptying it while I make my morning coffee.

Whereas with hand washing I end up building a pile in the sink and procrastinate until it gets big enough to take half an hour to get through.

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