Autistic Culture | Where Autism Meets Identity! Autistic Advocacy: Aging and Executive Function
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Mar 28, 2025 Delve into the intricacies of executive functioning as it evolves with age. Discover the pressures on autistic individuals, from navigating daily tasks to tackling modern technology demands. Explore the inadequacy of typical advice and the concept of autistic inertia. Hear personal journeys of unmasking in the workplace and the challenges of maintaining authenticity. The discussion touches on comorbid health conditions and the impact of trauma on autistic lives, stressing the need for understanding and self-advocacy in the face of societal expectations.
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Autistic vs. Neurotypical Executive Function
- Neurotypicals have a shallow view of executive function, focusing on basic tasks.
- Autistics with bottom-up processing analyze more data, leading to literal interpretations and expectation sensitivity.
TED Talk Memorization
- Angela shares her experience with memorizing a TED Talk, highlighting neurotypical misunderstanding of autistic executive function.
- She was given conflicting instructions and unhelpful advice, demonstrating the communication gap.
Executive Function and Aging
- Autistics process information differently, leading to expectation sensitivity and process complexity.
- This difference causes a more significant drop in executive function as autistics age.
