What is avolition?
Researchers have referred to avolition as “an inability to initiate and persist in goal-directed activities”.
Dr King added that although avolition can sometimes be misread as “laziness”, that just is not medically accurate. “Laziness implies choice,” she explained.
“Avolition reflects a genuine difficulty initiating action due to neurological, psychological…
'Don’t Assume Quiet Is OK': How Overwhelmed Schools Miss Autism In Girls
April 21, 2025
“I believe autism shows up to everyone differently, no matter the gender,” TikTok star and body positivity advocate Miah Carter tells HuffPost UK.
Still, she says, “I 100% believe schools are still really unequipped when it comes to understanding autism. I think a…
