In that context, the results of the frequencies of the difficulties encountered
in achieving certain daily tasks at an appropriate pace may have implications
for the clinical process. For example, 12% of participants were found to have
difficulties with organisation of time when they needed to find objects in their
room, and 24% had difficulty in arranging their room or work environment.
These findings shed light on the relation between organisation in space and
organisation of time. Zental and colleagues linked the ability to plan and
execute an activity within a limited time, place objects where they can be
easily located, and plan how to execute the activity as a construct of organisation of time and space (Zentall et al., 1993). Other researchers have
emphasised the dimensions of time and space in relation to organisational
ability (Blanche and Praham, 2001; Temple, 1997). Temple (1997), for
example, defined organisational ability as the ability to plan ahead and organise
behaviour across time and space in order to fulfil one’s goals and
intentions.
Therefore, although the TOPS focuses on organisation of time abilities,
deep analysis of the items problematic for each individual may supply
insight into the meaning of organisation of time deficits and their relation
to the individual’s own organisation in space abilities.