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What if the "behavior" you're seeing isn't simply behavior?
When an autistic or ADHD child suddenly becomes more irritable, anxious, withdrawn, aggressive, avoidant, or emotionally dysregulated, it's easy to focus on what we can see—and how to make it stop.
But what if the behavior is actually a clue?
In this episode of The Autism ADHD Podcast, I'm joined...
Are they really refusing—or are we expecting their brain to do something it can't reliably access in that moment?
Executive functioning differences can look like laziness, carelessness, defiance, lack of motivation, "not listening," forgotten homework, unfinished assignments, meltdowns, or complete shutdown after school.
But those "behaviors" may be telling us a...