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I have learned a whole lot about myself over the past month or so as I learn more about ASD in

verbal women and definitely feel like I am not alone in this world and that there are in fact many people who do think like I do and have the same struggles…. For example,executive functioning and set shifting are two things that I have incredible difficulty with and I think that is why I have such difficulty completing everyday tasks from cleaning the refrigerator to writing a powerpoint training for therapists (executive function) and switching between tasks and especially going from one client to another (set shifting).

The self-awareness that I have is fantastic but now I need to take action and figure out how to work

with my strengths and weaknesses. I really identify with how Temple Grandin talks about the importance of protocols and checklists. I feel like if i had a checklist for everything then there is nothing that I cannot do because when given a task I get so overwhelmed by the details and steps that I never seem to make adequate progress.