• Understanding Autism from the Inside

    “Academics came easily to me. The rest of life—not so much.”
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Why Is It Difficult for Those with Autism to Complete Tasks or Meet Goals?

It is often difficult to for those with autism spectrum disorders to work towards goals. This difficulty can be explained by the inability to sustain problem solving capabilities—part of the job of our executive functioning system. In those with autism this system can be inhibited. Executive Dysfunction or a deficit …

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Executive Dysfunction and Goal Planning 101: Why Aspies Must Goal and Plan Differently.

Have goals, write them down, and then make a plan/road map to follow in order to accomplish them. If I had a nickel for each time I have been given this advice I would be retired in my dream place on the Amalfi coast in Italia. Now I am going …

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