Are We Telling the Wrong Story? Executive Functioning in Autistic & ADHD Children

Podcast: THE AUTISM ADHD PODCAST · Holly Blanc Moses

Opublikowano: 2026-09-23

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 very different story. In this episode, you'll learn: Why "try harder" often misses the real problem How working memory affects classroom performance Why multi-step verbal instructions can fall apart Why kids may complete assignments but never turn them in Why so...