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Does anyone wish they had a pet but also know that taking care of a pet is too much executive functioning for them right now? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by burgundymyr@sh.itjust.works to c/autism@lemmy.world

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[–] shadowscale@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

yeah my cat is pretty great at reminding me to do things. i currently don't have automatic things because they're loud, but i take my estrogen at the same times i feed my cat, so mittens reminds me to take it and feed her at the same time

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[–] justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Probably a lot more reliable than electronic reminders too. It is super easy to acidentally turn off the alarm you set on your phone / watch / whatever and then immediatly forget why the alarm was set in the first place. But a hangry cat has no snooze button, so that won't be an issue. ;)

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