Are you suffering from time blindness or are you just chronically late for everything?

Are you one of those who struggle to be on time? Do you find it difficult to complete tasks on time? Do you constantly miss deadlines, bill payments, or appointments? Do your friends and loved ones call you Late Lateef or Tardy Tom? If the answers to these questions are yes, then you could be suffering, from what one TikToker described as, time blindness.

The entire issue came to light when a young woman, identified as Sarah Trefren, who goes by the handle Chaotic philosopher on TikTok, claimed she was yelled at for asking a potential employer whether they make “accommodations for people who struggle with time blindness”.

Needless to say, her post – which has now garnered over five million views on TikTok and another 725,000 views on Twitter – has thrown open a discussion on whether ‘time blindness’ is actually a medical condition or is it as some say a ‘new Gen Z trend’.

Out of time?

Recently, Sarah Trefren posted an emotional video of her on TikTok on being yelled at for asking if there were accommodations for her affliction when applying for a position. Sarah, in the video, says that when applying for a trade school, she had asked “if there are accommodations for people who struggle with time blindness and being on time”.

She adds that the person then yelled at her, saying “accommodations for time blindness doesn’t exist and if you struggle with being on time, you’ll never be able to get a job.”

Being late is now a disability called “Time Blindness”