SLP 337: Autism + Environment = Outcome: How to Recognise and Support Executive Functioning Struggles in Neurodivergent Students

Sue Larkey Podcast - Autism (ASD), ADHD, ODD and PDA education · Mar 16, 2026 · 35m

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In this episode, we will discuss:

✅ Executive Functioning: Brain's admin team managing planning, organizing, deadlines, emotions.

✅ Autistic Inertia: Difficulty shifting gears from rest to action or stopping.

✅ Environment Over Child: Modify structure, not the child—autism plus environment equals outcome.

✅ Neurological vs Behavioral: Executive functioning issues are can't-do, not lazy won't-do.

✅ Object Permanence Anxiety: Out-of-sight tasks create persistent worry…