Let’s look at my son, Ricochet, for example. During those years, we have to provide strategies and tools to work around the deficits and weaknesses. That doesn’t help much when our kids are struggling their way through middle school and high school, and maybe even college. So, it will naturally improve some on its own. In kids with developmental delays, like ADHD and autism, the area of the brain responsible for executive functions is still developing into their late 20’s (it’s early 20’s for neurotypical individuals). The executive function skills can be improved and the deficits accommodated and supported, however. You can’t “change” executive functions, because they are, in part, the way that individual’s brain is, and no medication exists to treat these deficits, much like learning disabilities. ADHD medication can help a little, but certainly not fully. When these skills are delayed or deficient, it wreaks havoc on the day-to-day, especially for students.Įxecutive function deficits are difficult to deal with. This set of functions is basically everything necessary to function well. Executive functions include: planning, organization, working memory, emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility, problem solving, impulse control, and task initiation. Many individuals with ADHD and/or high-functioning autism have significant executive function deficits.
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