Executive Function

Some experts believe nearly all kids with _________ have symptoms of executive functioning issues.

• hearing Loss
• emotional disabilities
• ADHD
• physical disabilities

__________ can help you find ways to use your child’s strengths to support weaknesses starting when she’s young.

• Early intervention 
• Nurses
• Friends
• Speech therapists

Students with difficulties in this area may have problems thinking things through.

• Emotional Control
• Flexibility
• Self-monitoring
• Impulse control

Students who have problems with  __________ find it difficult to change course. They may get panicky and frustrated when they’re asked to do so

• organization
• concentration
• ADHD
• flexibility

Your child’s caregiver or your child’s teacher may be asked to fill out questionnaires about your child’s skills. One tool commonly used is the 

• Observation Interview
• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)
• Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)
• Intelligence Test

Concussions, strokes or other things that cause damage to the brain are associated with executive functioning issues, especially if the damage is in the ____________.

• prefrontal cortex
• temporal lobe
• left hemisphere
• right hemisphere

Some schools use this program to find students who are falling behind and give them extra help. The extra help begins with small-group instruction. If your child doesn’t make progress in a small group, the program moves on to give her intensive one-on-one instruction. This program is called_____.

• prefrontal cortex
• Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
• informal supports
• Response to Intervention (RTI)

Your child may struggle to budget time for an activity and also for each step of that activity. _________ may be helpful to them.

• Physical Therapy
• Time Limits
• Emotional Therapy
• Problem Solving

It will help the child if parents are able to _______. 

• get parenting support 
• connect with other parents
• all of these
• Stay positive

Executive function is like the ______ of the brain. It’s in charge of making sure things get done from the planning stages of the job to the final deadline.

• message center
• CEO
• servant
• helper