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When people search “executive function autism ADHD,” they’re often trying to make sense of daily struggles—forgetting steps, losing momentum, or feeling mentally “cluttered.” As a psychology researcher and writer, I study these patterns closely and test practical supports in real life. In this piece, I’ll explain what executive function is, how it looks in ADHD […]

I’m Andychen, a psychology researcher and writer focusing on human cognition, emotion, and behavior. Sensory overload is when the world turns up the volume, too bright, too loud, too much, all at once. As a psychology researcher and writer, I study how brains process information, and I’ve also felt that flood myself: fluorescent lights that

I’m Andychen, a psychology researcher and writer. Autism burnout is a very real, draining state, more than “being tired.” In my work and life, I’ve seen how sustained masking, sensory strain, and relentless adaptation can push autistic people into deep exhaustion. In this gentle guide, I’ll explain what autism burnout is, how it shows up,

I’m Andychen. I’ve spent the past decade studying how we learn to blend in, and what that blending costs. Autism masking, sometimes called camouflaging, came up again and again in my interviews and diary studies. On April 3, 2024, I led a small week-long diary study with 18 late-identified autistic adults: many described masking as

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