What Is Executive Function?
The term executive function refers to a group of important mental skills that allow us to set goals and get things done. It includes working memory, flexible thinking and self-control. Kids...
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Trouble with executive function isn't a diagnosis or a learning disability on its own, but when kids have a weakness in this area it impacts learning and everyday life. The term executive function may not be familiar to some parents. It refers to a group of important mental skills that allow us to set goals and get things done. There are three main areas of executive function: working memory, flexible thinking, and inhibitory control, which includes self-control. Working memory is the ability to keep information in mind so you can then put it to use. Flexible thinking is being able to see problems from multiple angles and find different ways to solve them. And self-control is the ability to stop before you respond on impulse, to control your attention an...
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Trouble with executive function isn't a diagnosis or a learning disability on its own, but when kids have a weakness in this area it impacts learning and everyday life. The term executive function may not be familiar to some parents. It refers to a group of important mental skills that allow us to set goals and get things done. There are three main areas of executive function: working memory, flexible thinking, and inhibitory control, which includes self-control. Working memory is the ability to keep information in mind so you can then put it to use. Flexible thinking is being able to see problems from multiple angles and find different ways to solve them. And self-control is the ability to stop before you respond on impulse, to control your attention an...
