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Executive functioning

The Neurodivergent Woman

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How to Delegate Task Initiation

No one has perfect executive functioning across all the areas. And this is where we can help each other out and help compensate for different strengths and weaknesses. Autistic people often struggle with task initiation because they don't have intrinsic motivation to do it. What I generally recommend are delegating tasks that you're not interested in, such as vacuuming or gardening. It takes a huge effort of will to not do the thing that's drawing your attention.

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