Time blindness: is being late a disorder?

It can feel rude when a friend always turns up late to meet you but are they actually being rude or do they have a disorder?

“Being late is one of the quickest ways to strain relationships,” said Indian Express. But “time blindness”, or the inability to determine how long a task will take, or conceptualise how much time has passed, is becoming an increasingly understood condition.

‘Built-in excuse’

The trend was first recognised in the 1990s, when Russell Barkley, a retired clinical...