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The Difference Between Intellect and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Knowing Versus Doing

Autism in the Adult

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The Difference Between Knowing and Doing

The expectation that someone who's very intellectually high should be able to manage things on a day-to-day basis means we're not recognizing the struggle for what it is. So we've talked conceptually about the difference between thinking skills and behavior in a innerologic way. This also comes into play a understanding that there's a difference between knowing and doing. But let me give you some examples. What i often hear people say is, well, she knows that the bills are due, and she's not paying them, so she's choosing not to do that. Or this student can recite the social rules for being a good friend, and yet doesn't do that, and thereforeah,

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