Executive Functioning Disorder

Planning

• The ability to use meaningful strategies to keep materials neat, orderly, and in the right place.

• The ability to independently start task when needed. This includes overcoming procrastination and motivating yourself.

• The ability to figure out how to accomplish a goal. It includes analyzing what materials and steps you need to complete a task.

• Having an accurate understanding of how long task will take and using time effectively to accomplish that task.

Organization

• The ability to regulate yourself, including your thoughts, feelings, and actions.

• The ability to use meaningful strategies to keep materials neat, orderly, and in the right place.

• Being able to stick with a task and not give up, working through challenges along the way.

• The mental processes that allow you to hold onto information in your mind briefly while you are using it.

Time Management

• Having an accurate understanding of how long tasks will take and using time effectively to accomplish that task.

• Being able to focus on a person or task for a period of time while managing potential distractions.

• Being aware of what you know and don't know.

• The ability to figure out how to accomplish a goal.

Task Initiation

• The ability to use meaningful strategies to keep materials neat and orderly.

• Being aware of what you know and don't know.

• The ability to figure out how to accomplish a goal.

• The ability to independently start task when needed.

Working Memory

• The ability to regulate your feelings and, actions.

• Being aware of what you know and don't know.

• The mental processes that allow you to hold onto information in your mind briefly while you are using it.

• The ability to figure out how to accomplish a goal.

Metacognition

• Being aware of what you know and don't know.

• The ability to figure out how to accomplish a goal.

• Being able to stick with a task and not give up, working through challenges along the way.

• The ability to adapt to new situations.

Self-Control

• The ability to independently start task when needed.

• The ability to figure out how to accomplish a goal.

• The ability to regulate yourself, including your thoughts, feelings, and actions.

• The ability to stick with a task, and not give up.

Attention

• Being able to focus on a person or task for a period of time while managing potential distractions.

• The ability to independently start task when needed.

• The ability to figure out how to accomplish a goal.

• Being able to stick with a task and not give up.

Flexibility

• The ability to independently start task when needed.

• The ability to adapt to new situations, cope with change, and coming up with new solutions when needed.

• Being able to stick with a task and not give up.

• Having an accurate understanding of how long a task take.

Perseverance

• The ability to regulate your thoughts, feelings and actions.

• Being aware of what you know and don't know.

• The ability to figure out how to accomplish a goal.

• Being able to stick with a task and not give up...