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Forget Where You Parked? Try This ND-Friendly Photo Hack
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Navigating back to your car can be difficult for those with ADHD, prosopagnosia, or other challenges. Here’s a simple, photo-based strategy that can help.
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Before smartphones, a neuropsychologist prescribed me a GPS device that changed my life. Now, my photo strategy helps me navigate when I lose track of my parked car—something that can help anyone who’s sight-privileged and loses track of where they have parked their car.
Because I can’t navigate (due to prosopagnosia), I start at the car, taking photos of it and the surroundings. As I walk, I take pics at each turn or entrance, sometimes pointing to where I came from. Later, I use the photos to retrace my path in reverse. If I still get lost, I can show them to a kind somebody. This simple strategy has been effective for me for as long as there have been smartphones.
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Erika Sanborne. “Forget Where You Parked? Try This ND-Friendly Photo Hack.” Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne Media LLC, 25 Oct. 2024, https://autisticphd.com/theblog/forget-where-you-parked-try-this-nd-friendly-photo-hack/.
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Sanborne, E. (2024, October 25). Forget Where You Parked? Try This ND-Friendly Photo Hack. Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne Media LLC. https://autisticphd.com/theblog/forget-where-you-parked-try-this-nd-friendly-photo-hack/.
by Erika Sanborne
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