Today’s episode explores a reimagined perspective on executive functioning, moving away from clinical labels toward a more intuitive, lived experience. The author of the source article, Jaime Hoerricks, PhD, critiques traditional medical vocabulary like “procrastination” and “time blindness,” suggesting these traits are better understood as personal weather forecasts or internal rhythms. By utilising Choice Theory and teleology, she argues that human needs and productivity are not linear hierarchies but are instead interconnected and meaning-driven. This approach prioritises qualitative experience and purpose over rigid, measurable metrics of discipline. Ultimately, her piece advocates for a language that acknowledges the depth of neurodivergent processing rather than viewing it as a series of deficits.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/executive-functioning-symptoms-rewritten
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