Bad disconnection

" It seems so basic that a person with normal or almost normal intelliegence would know that most people say what they intend to do and do as they say as a matter of course. And that repeatedltly not doing what you promise will cause ruptured relationships, anger, and loss of respect. The problem is: the person with executive deficits doesn't link behaviour with discussions of behaviour. Recall that the person with disabilities can generally do only one cognitive thing at a time. When the one thing he is doing is talking, then the action under discussion is not being engaged. When the time comes to do the action, then the talking (and thinking) will not be taking place. There is a disconneciton between talking now and doing later. So when clients talk in class about the best thing to do in a given situation, they sound smart and correct. But when it becomes time to do that very thing, they often behave as if they were on autopilot toward the most selfish or foolish possible outcome. "

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

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