MIND MATTERS: Executive Functioning

@joemacy2776 2年前

I have autism, and executive functioning is a big challenge for me. I tend to be a huge procrastinator because I have a hard time with both organization and task initiation. Sometimes, something as simple as getting started on a task can be very difficult for me.

@novavixon4071 4年前

I’m not lazy! Ty I loved this video this is the clearest video talking about EF. Put a lot of things in perspective and I’m def going to try all the things you said. I have potential to be something more!

@kimberlyhovis5864 4年前

I've had issues with executive functioning for as long as I can remember, and, no, it's not related to a head injury, an overload of work, etc. I have Inattentive ADHD, which has badly affected my executive functioning skills. The best coping skill that I've learned for time blindness, for example, is learning NOT to trust my instincts on how much time something is going to me. Another example, I've learned the hard way not to volunteer my time for anything that requires anykind of prior prep work on my part without first responding with, "Let me think about it." After responding in that way, however, I pretend like I did agree to it and start the prep work, on the few occasions when I actually remember, unfortunately. Once I've started the prep work for a number of days, I can then, and ONLY then, be able to know for sure whether it's something that's doable or not. There are other executive functioning skills that are affected by ADHD as well; it's not a fun thing to have to deal with your whole life at all.

@FirstNameLastNameOnly 5年前

Please make more videos! Where y'at?

@Julie-7605 4年前

Great video!

@theresedignard4267 2年前

You made this subject so clear. Thanks for sharing. How can this not have a high view count? Well encapsulated and right on point. Keep up the great work. You are like a lifeboat. :)

@dansanders6097 2年前

Thank you!!

@oakfat5178 1年前

A had a biochemical insult from accidental/reckless dermal organophosphate/carbamate exposure - 24 hours contact in a 56 hour period, not washed. MRIs show no lesions, SPECTs show L & R temporal hypoperfusion, L parietal hypoperfusion. Yet I retain complete insight into my degeneration, disinhibition is slight, and progression is slow or non-existant, so dementia can be excluded. Yet many executive, spatio-temporal etc symptoms look very similar to what you'd see in bvFTD or pvFTD. My neuropsychiatrist calls it a paradox, but seems to be running down the clock rather than forming a diagnosis an therapy plan I got the neuropsychological test - cognitive speed 34th %ile, with a large drop in spatial and related areas. My IQ is eestimated as still reasonably high, but significantly lower than before. I see this as a golden opportunity to get "live reporting" from inside the mind of FTD patients, to flesh out the nuances behind perceived lack of empathy, sugar addiction, alienation/isolation and much more. I have only a handful of relevant papers I read the abstracts & conclusions from (I'm not a scientist), and some hypotheses to confirm/reject that could shed light on neurotransmitter/enzyme imbalance. I've been asking doctors, family, friends, govt authorities and charities for help to try to keep my life together and independent for the last 15 years. I read Norman Doidge's best-seller on neuroplasticity, and gave my doctors a dot-point list of goal areas for a therapy program, from diet/exercise to re-learning things like self-care and physical balance. So it's too hard for doctors to bother with, the government demands I have greater exec function in getting assessments and reports before they'll help (typical govt Catch-22) and friends and family think I just decided to swap out my personality with one they don't like and so they ran away. "Just ask for help" is a nice sentiment, but it hasn't worked for me. One neighbour cares very much for our platonic friendship, and she keeps an eye on my mailbox, checks regularly to make sure I'm ok, but she's aged, has many responsibilities for her disabled grandson, and a limited use of English.