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Of all of them, which is the biggest difficulty you would like to see lightened?

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Of all of them, which is the biggest difficulty you would like to see lightened?

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STEM_Dad

For me, it's most difficult to get started on something from scratch.

It's easy for me to join in on a project or a task that someone else started. It's even easier for me to respond to something that is urgent.

But it seems that I can never get started on the things I want to do from my own mind, like writing stories, or blogging, or sitting down to draw.

In short, my weakest executive functioning skill is: Task Initiation.

For me it's making a decision when I have ten things to do ... where to start, where to prioritize ... and so on ...

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coffeeandweed

Definitely I'd want to be able to look at something mechanical without getting overwhelmed. I have no ability whatsoever to work on my car or house, despite my IQ of 140 and science degree.

Oh, and I wish I could find my lighter. Misplaced it earlier the week, probably with everything else I misplaced.

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michael682

My inability to stick with one project all the way through

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T4ra

To have been able to study. Tried and failed 4 times. I know I’m smart enough but I just can’t complete things! I was only recently diagnosed at 47 and the huge lightbulb moment I had from that just made so many things make sense.

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