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Therapists at NMPS are active in the mental health community. Here are their insights and resources on mental health.

 

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Executive Dysfunction Challenges in Autism and ADHD

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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High Functioning Depression

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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