Executive function is a group of mental processes that enable us to organize information and control our behaviors to achieve goals. It is like the CEO of our brain, responsible for communicating with different parts of the brain to organize, coordinate, and delegate resources to help us plan, initiate, and complete goal-directed activities effectively. Children who are weak in executive functioning skills might exhibit difficulties such as:

• paying attention in class,
• forgetting to hand in homework,
• interrupting others,
• struggling to follow multi-step directions,
• frequently losing personal possessions,
• feeling frustrated with changes in routines,
• and procrastinating to start work.

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