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One of the overlapping symptoms between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and also a common cause of work and school dysfunction, is executive dysfunction. The primary mechanisms for dysfunction come from the 8 facets of executive dysfunction: flexible thinking, working memory, self-monitoring, planning/ time management, task initiation, organization, organization, impulse control, and emotional control.
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When someone says the word “depression,” what usually comes to mind?
Melancholy, lying in bed all day, neglecting your responsibilities, not wanting to do things you would typically enjoy, tossing and turning at night such that you are tired for most of the day? That is all true.
However, depression can also look like this: going through the motions of your day in numbness, smiling while you are hurting inside; going to work struggling to be fine and crying in the shower once you get home; pushing through and pretending as though nothing is wrong.
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In times where things feel overwhelming, under validated, and out of control, it’s important to acknowledge how normal, though uncomfortable those feelings truly are, and to hold compassion for those experiences too. Controlling the things one can control often brings a sense of regained balance and deescalates the overwhelm. How you approve, speak to, and the grace you extend yourself is something that is certainly within your control, though sometimes very difficult and even out of the norm. Holding increased self-compassion and practicing self-love is often something I find last on my client’s list of needs, therefore is the first stop in therapy! Many of us constantly share love, hold space, and support others, but rarely return the favor to ourselves. Many times, attending to other’s needs is a way to avoid our own, leaving our love tanks empty and resulting in feeling of vulnerability and emptiness. Self-love is truly the other love language many of us just simply fail to speak.
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