Executive Functioning

What is Executive Functioning?

Executive functions are a set of cognitive processes that are necessary for the cognitive control of behavior

About 20% of children will encounter challenges during these early years with the job of childhood.

A child or adolescent with weak Executive Function skills may encounter the following challenges:

TASK INITIATION
MANAGING DISTRACTIONS
LOW INTEREST / LOW MOTIVATION
NOTE-TAKING
DIFFICULTY SLEEPING
LONG TERM PLANNING
GOAL SETTING AND EXECUTION
DAILY PLANNING SYSTEMS
SELF REFLECTION
PRIORITIZATION
COPING
SELF ADVOCACY
GROWTH MINDSET
SOCIAL THINKING
IMPULSIVITY/INHIBITION
PROBLEM-SOLVING
COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY
STUDY SKILLS
TEST-TAKING/ANXIETY
PRESENTATION ANXIETY
SELF EFFICACY
WORKING MEMORY
ORGANIZATION
DIFFICULTY GOING TO SCHOOL OR MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS

An Educational Therapist is essential in identifying how a child learns and developing an individualized approach to remediate challenges using evidence-based strategies. These supports will assist clients in better understanding themselves, their abilities, and foster effective behavioral changes for improved skill mastery that will last a lifetime.

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