Episode 20: Executive Dysfunction, Bottom-Up Brains, and Why YouTube Broke Us Before We Even Hit Record
Update: 2025-11-22
Description
Matt and Erin come in hot this week after a 30-minute derailment caused by YouTube’s brand-account labyrinth. Which, of course, turns into a very on-brand deep dive into autistic executive dysfunction, bottom-up processing, and why chaotic systems wreck us more than most people realize.We cover:
- What executive functions actually are, and why autistic brains struggle when systems make no sense
- Signposting, scaffolding, and why clear structure helps reduce overwhelm
- The Google/YouTube “brand manager” disaster as a real-time case study in autistic frustration
- PDA (persistent drive for autonomy), emotional regulation, and the gremlin-with-an-air-horn analogy
- Invisible disabilities, judgment around “messiness,” and why demand avoidance is not defiance
- When executive dysfunction shows up in daily life: emails, cooking, home tasks, and shutdowns
Also: Godzilla as a non-mouse, ketchup as a sensory buffer, Lego bag numbering, microwave dinners, and Matt’s kid using “people” as the ultimate curse word.
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