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vankaar · 1 year

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Beautiful transgender folks out there, I'm curious...

#help me satusfy this curiosity pls #I have a hunch #trans #hormone therapy #executive function #executive functions #trans male #trans femme

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projectbatman193 · 1 year

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Hey guys, I've always found superheroes arriving late very relatable, and I enjoyed seeing those heroes do something I tend to do myself. Turns out executive dysfunction can be a part of autism (since it's a spectrum it may affect people in different ways, some people might have problems with it, others not, and that may vary in depth).

Not a big fan of it, I'm doing my best to improve and get better at being punctual but I get lost with lots of stuff happening at the same time, unplanned events and interruptions and not knowing what to prioritize. I know that's life basically, but it can be a little harder for neurodivergent people, anyways, got really late to a talk meeting today and just wanted to shar about it, glad I got there anyways and hope to keep improving at it and dealing with life's chaos.

You all take care and have a great weekend.

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omegasmileyface · 2 months

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realizing that sticking to the "do it bad" "do it scared" mentality implies theres also a "do it bored"

#cartoon blood #guy whos on 2 adhd meds and an antidepressant trying to function any executive at all ever:

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sleepy-bebby · 2 years

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#memes #meme #funny memes #neurodivergent memes #top post #memories #executive function #memory loss #the good place #Derek Hofstetler #the good place memes #leap to faith #there are wind chimes where my ding dong should be #the good place Derek

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cheeseanonioncrisps · 2 months

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It's a weird fucking feeling realising that you actually have to plan ahead for and schedule in the things you like to do, as well as the things you have to do.

I don't mean the complicated stuff, that's a given.

If I'm going to the cinema, then I accept I'm going to have to look up film times and buy tickets and figure out when I'm going to leave the house. If I'm going to visit a friend who lives in a different county, then I accept that I'm going to probably be looking up travel times and planning activities and where to eat and what time we'll be doing what, for possibly days beforehand.

But its even the fucking lowkey stuff. If I want to watch a tv show, I have to plan time out of my day to do it, and I don't always get round to it. If I have a whole day free for some reason, and I decide I want to watch a film (at home, on the sofa) and I don't lay out a plan for when I'm going to do that and how long I'm going to take, then it just won't happen.

If I want to go for a walk just around my local area before it gets dark, or eat something with a slightly longer cooking time, or write my diary, or read a book I've been looking forward to reading, or even read fucking fanfiction that is longer than about 8000 words, then I have to set some sort of plan beforehand.

Like, I know intellectually that executive dysfunction affects more than just the things you don't enjoy doing. But fuck it doesn't really hit you until you realise that you haven't sat down to watch an episode of that show you like for over a week, even though you can't really name any activities you've been doing or commitments you have that would make it impossible to do so.

Anyway, this is a reminder to people who struggle with that sort of thing: schedule your days off, lest they be swallowed by the Pit before you get the chance to do anything fun with them.

#executive function #autism #adhd #audhd #(i don't know if i actually have adhd or not #but i finally have an assessment booked for march!)

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edernetdotorg · 1 year

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The Devastating Consequence Of Screen Overdose: Children Cognitive Skills At Risk

A new study that was published in JAMA Pediatrics found a link between time spent in front of a screen during infancy and lower cognitive skills later in childhood. In the study that was carried out on 437 children, those who had spent an average of two hours per day watching screens during their first year of life performed worse on tests of executive functions when they were 9 years old.…

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#American Academy of Pediatrics #Babies #Cognitive Skills #Executive Functions #JAMA #Memory #Research #Study

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grison-in-space · 3 months

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Okay so. So decomposing executive function problems, and the things people grapple with, is a thing that I've been chewing over lately. We talk a lot on Tumblr about executive dysfunction but that's a pretty broad category of brain no worky good, and I'm honestly really curious: for other folks who struggle with executive dysfunction, which specific function causes the most problems for you day to day?

If you have more than one thing you struggle with, pick the one that causes you the most problems day to day.

#Executive function #Executive dysfunction #actually autistic #actually adhd #adhd #day job #working on a grant #Ptsd #Cptsd #ocd #dysfunction junction

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my-autism-adhd-blog · 7 months

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You Are Not Lazy

Executive dysfunction often looks like laziness from the outside. There's so much more to the story.

What It Looks Like: What It Really Is:

Lazy — Overstimulated

Distracted — Understimulated

Inconsiderate — Exhausted

Unmotivated. — Burntout

Irresponsible — Depressed

Stubborn — Anxious

Disorganized — Overwhelmed

Careless — Lacking Support

Impatient — Fear of Failure

Indifferent — Afraid to Ask Questions

Uncaring — Questions

Stupid — Trouble Getting Started

Rude — Uninterested

Thoughtless — Time Blindness

Inconsistent — Time Blindness

Unobservant — Uninterested

Absent Minded — Difficulty Switching Tasks

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#neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #executive functioning #executive dysfunction #what it really is #feel free to share and reblog #Self Love Rainbow (Facebook)

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min-play · 1 year

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OVER MY DEAD BODY

#min draw #minbitt #executive function never kicked in faster #i'd die before i let anyone see my doodles in between my notebook margins #harnessing the power of a thousand suns

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autism-affirmations · 1 month

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#autism #autistic #actually autistic #affirmations #autism memes #autism affirmation #adhd #audhd #adhd memes #executive dysfunction #executive function

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turns-out-its-adhd · 7 months

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#adhd memes #neurodivergence #adult adhd #adhd #neurodiversity #neurodiversesquad #adhd things #adhd brain #neurodiverse stuff #adhd mood #executive functions more like exhausting functions amirite

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structuredsucc · 9 months

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So... what exactly are executive functioning supports...?

Planners, checklists, and reminders are definitely executive function supports, but they aren't the only things that are available. ...so, I've made a list of some examples. A thread (🧵)

Executive functioning includes so much, so executive function supports can be SO MANY things. Executive functions include decision making, working memory, task initiation, planning, prioritizing, many forms of self-regulation, and more.

So let's talk in broad categories

Category 1: Decisionmaking

Avoiding a decision altogether,

Choosing randomly,

Reducing the number of options to decide between,

Always doing the same decision (such as having a uniform for yourself),

Outsourcing decisions,

Having outside structure/expectations

Category 2: Working memory

Keeping things visible,

Reminders,

Collaborators who gently remind you of things,

Writing it down (i.e., notebooks, post-its, to-do lists, etc.),

External structure such as lunch hours,

Understanding why and how working memory fails

Category 3: Information processing

Avoiding weak processing areas (eg. reading for dyslexics like me)

Have information in multiple forms,

Make information processing context relevant,

Reduce incoming information or competing demands

Category 4: Task Management

Body doubling,

Transition time,

To-do lists,

Breaking tasks down (including people to help with that),

External structure for identify the next step,

clear, explicit instructions,

Schedules, planners, itineraries.

Category 5: Organization

Mind maps,

Labels,

Notetaking templates,

Physical organizers,

Organizing methods (Kondo, Only 4 Things, etc.),

House cleaners, professional organizer, etc.

Clear bins,

An ability to toggle visibility

Category 6: Cognitive Flexibility

Transition time,

Pre-change warnings,

External support for identifying and reminding the new direction,

Context-based exemplars of similar change,

Visual schedules,

Reminders of when structure will start again

I've listed a lot of things here, but there are just so, so, so many more options.

Executive function supports can be ways that we think or approach situations (internal) or structures imposed on us by others (external). They can be physical tools that we can touch and interact with (tangible) or completely abstract ideas or approaches (intangible)

The big takeaways are that executive function supports can be any tool, structure, or communication that supports any of our executive functions.

Executive functioning struggles are core to the ADHD and autistic experiences (and secondary to other ND conditions). This means executive functioning takes a lot of energy for ADHD and/or autistic people, and the more support we have the more energy we can use for other things

So, yeah, planners, checklists, and reminders are definitely executive function supports, but so is a highschool bell schedule, hobby-related groups, professional services, and colleagues (consensually) harassing you to remember to send that email.

There are a lot of options!

#adhd #executive function #executive functioning #coping #coping strategies #autism #task initiation #decision paralysis #actually autistic #neurodivergent #mental health #executive dysfunction

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aeirithgainsborough · 6 months

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