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Old Dec 10, 2014, 11:31 PM
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BlessedRhiannon, your T could easily have a desk clock facing her so that she is easily aware of the time. I think having her alarm go off is her way of reminding YOU of the time without her having to say anything. If she needed to remind herself, she could just look at her clock and not be so disruptive. I think having the alarm go off is an indirect communication and she would do better if she just said things directly (isn't direct communication what Ts should model for us?), such as, "our time is almost up." That's very easy and requires no alarm. I would not like the alarm either. I expect my T to just tell me when it's time to go.

My T used to have his phone set to beep every time he received an email. I found this very distracting! I also thought it was kind of weird that someone would need to know each time an email came into his box. What's the point? To be constantly reminded one has friends? I asked him about it and he said he was so used to the sound that he didn't even hear it anymore, he seemed surprised I heard it or that it bothered me. (I, with my ADHD, am distracted by EVERYTHING.) He also didn't know how to turn off the beep, so I showed him that, and he obliged. I am sometimes surprised they don't understand these things will impact others....
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