(Seemingly) Lack of Moral

 " Many of our clients appear to be amoral or immoral at times. Their parents react with distress and cannot understand how and why they seemed to forget all they were taught at home. I believe the failures of morality stem from the most important clinical observation about impaired executive functioning: much of the impairment is a matter of not being able to do two things at once. As mentioned earlier, these individuals live primarily in the present. They don't stop and think before acting. They can't think about how to get what they want and also think about the consequences of pursuing what they want, at the same time. Therefore, they don't think about the morality of their actions unless directed to stop and think by another person who serves as the missing executive function. In that event, they often make the right moral choice. "

- "Adults on the Autism Spectrum: Leave the Nest, Achieving Supported Independence" by Nancy Perry

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