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Why high intelligence doesn't fix executive function

I see patterns everywhere and make connections others miss but I cannot figure out how to pay my bills on time and I feel like a broken genius.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cognitive gifts and practical life skills operate on different neurological systems that do not automatically support each other.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Neurodivergence — lived experience?”

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