The ADHD Skills Lab
The ADHD Skills Lab
Skye Waterson
Why Deadlines Don’t Feel Real With ADHD
59 minutes Posted Apr 1, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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Presented by Understood.org Deadlines exist right up until they don’t. You can see it on the calendar. You know it’s coming. You’ve even thought about it a few times. Then suddenly it’s urgent and everything else gets dropped while you scramble to catch up. This episode explains why that keeps happening. We break down what research shows about ADHD and time perception, and why this isn’t just poor planning. Future time doesn’t create pressure until it’s right in front of you, so you end up re...