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Executive Functioning Problems: A Frustrating Aspect of Being Autistic

Posted on October 4, 2017June 20, 2022 by Finn Gardiner

I consider my executive functioning difficulties one of the most disabling aspects of my being autistic. I’ve struggled with executive functioning since childhood, but I didn’t have the words to describe my experiences with it until I was an adult in my mid-twenties.

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