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EPISODE · Jan 23, 2026 · 55 MIN

The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery with Sol Smith Ep 74

from The Executive Function Podcast · host Sarah Kesty, Brain Tools School

Team,Autism is on the news, tv, and social media a lot, and much of the conversation is aimed at helping people understand autism. Sol Smith helps fill in a missing piece: helping autistic people understand themselves. We talk on the show all the time about how executive dysfunction and being neurodivergent are not a character flaws, but people often feel as if they are. Sol's conversation on the show and his book, The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery, help untangle and identify the self-perceptions that are untrue and unhelpful, replacing them with self-acceptance and tools that actually work. There are some funny moments that you might find very relatable, too!All my love, Sarah PS My book is out in the wild, and it's changing lives! Order Growing Executive Function at ⁠Solution Tree ⁠or on ⁠Amazon⁠.I'm also training organizations and educators across this beautiful globe, and we're finding improving executive function is game-changing! Improved student behaviors, attendance, learning...big, surprising impacts (even to me, who loves this stuff!) If that sounds like what your school, organization, or child's school needs, ⁠reach out⁠! Sarah at sarahkesty.com. Connect with Sol: TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@bettersol  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprofessorsol Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solsmith  YouTube: https://youtube.com/@professor_sol  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sol-smith-mfa-eds-ms-cas-7955364  Sol Smith is the author of The Autistic’s Guide to Self-Discovery and of the manager of the Neurospicy Community, which is the largest support network for autistics and ADHDers in the world.  A certified autism specialist who is autistic, dyslexic, and living with ADHD. He spent more than two decades as a college professor before shifting his professional focus to coaching other autistic and ADHD people to gain autonomy in their lives. Sol’s speaking skills have earned him a following of hundreds of thousands on TikTok and led to educational seminars about neurodiversity with corporations around the world. He lives in Southern California with his wife and four children and you can find him online at http://www.ProfessorSol.com.Here’s a link to his book on Amazon:  https://a.co/d/dO0dUh6 #autism, #ExecutiveFunction, #AdultAutism, #AuDHD, #college, #NeuroSpicy, #Neurodiversity

Team,Autism is on the news, tv, and social media a lot, and much of the conversation is aimed at helping people understand autism. Sol Smith helps fill in a missing piece: helping autistic people understand themselves. We talk on the show all the time about how executive dysfunction and being neurodivergent are not a character flaws, but people often feel as if they are. Sol's conversation on the show and his book, The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery, help untangle and identify the self-perceptions that are untrue and unhelpful, replacing them with self-acceptance and tools that actually work. There are some funny moments that you might find very relatable, too!All my love, Sarah PS My book is out in the wild, and it's changing lives! Order Growing Executive Function at ⁠Solution Tree ⁠or on ⁠Amazon⁠.I'm also training organizations and educators across this beautiful globe, and we're finding improving executive function is game-changing! Improved student behaviors, attendance, learning...big, surprising impacts (even to me, who loves this stuff!) If that sounds like what your school, organization, or child's school needs, ⁠reach out⁠! Sarah at sarahkesty.com. Connect with Sol: TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@bettersol  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprofessorsol Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solsmith  YouTube: https://youtube.com/@professor_sol  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sol-smith-mfa-eds-ms-cas-7955364  Sol Smith is the author of The Autistic’s Guide to Self-Discovery and of the manager of the Neurospicy Community, which is the largest support network for autistics and ADHDers in the world.  A certified autism specialist who is autistic, dyslexic, and living with ADHD. He spent more than two decades as a college professor before shifting his professional focus to coaching other autistic and ADHD people to gain autonomy in their lives. Sol’s speaking skills have earned him a following of hundreds of thousands on TikTok and led to educational seminars about neurodiversity with corporations around the world. He lives in Southern California with his wife and four children and you can find him online at http://www.ProfessorSol.com.Here’s a link to his book on Amazon:  https://a.co/d/dO0dUh6 #autism, #ExecutiveFunction, #AdultAutism, #AuDHD, #college, #NeuroSpicy, #Neurodiversity

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