Have you ever been able to focus on a task for hours, while also experiencing difficulty with starting said task? If so, you may have experienced the increasingly-researched phenomenon known as “Autistic Inertia”. It’s the name given to the commonly-experienced difficulty in starting and stopping tasks, especially in neurodivergent individuals. Recently, a research publication explored autism and inertia and has given us a better understanding of how autistic people can work with their differences instead of against them! See the original article here: https://www.neurodiverging.com/what-we-know-so-far-about-autistic-inertia/ ________________________ Danielle Sullivan is an autistic parent, a certified positive psychology coach, and the host of The Neurodiverging Podcast. + Learn about life and parent coaching: https://neurodiverging.com/life-coaching/ + Listen to the Neurodiverging Podcast: https://neurodiverging.com/podcast-index/ + Join the Patreon to receive members-only content like self-help worksheets, recordings of my neurodiversity-related classes, aftershows for the Neurodiverging Podcast, and more! https://www.patreon.com/neurodiverging + Find me on social @neurodiverging. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodiverging/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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