TIP: ELIMINATING BLOCKAGES Do you ever think autistics are lazy and just need a kick up the arse? Chances are the person you’re complaining about has trouble with their executive functions. To help them, you could set up a step-by-step plan. You could also try to find out what a possible blockage is about, and then offer to clear it away. For me it often is a huge ordeal to leave the house: I have to put on my shoes and jacket (stimuli!), it’s cold (more stimuli!)… If this doesn’t bother you as much as it does me, you could offer to go get me that one thing so I could just get on with my day.
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