Executive Function
Executive functions help children plan, organise, remember instructions, manage time, begin tasks and adjust when something changes. Difficulties in these areas can make everyday schoolwork much harder than a child’s ability would suggest.
Existing content to surface: How to Focus When Your Brain Wants to Wander, Executive Function, Executive Functioning, Start Anywhere, School Setup, Subject Triage, Exam Brain Dump, Homework Reset, The Transition Buffer, Environment Before Effort and relevant ADHD content.
Better primary fit elsewhere: Meet the therapy team, Therapies at School and It Wasn’t the Socks.
Check overlap: Executive Function and Executive Functioning resources.
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