EF Challenges for individuals 18 years and under may present with the following traits:

• Frequently interrupt conversations

• Impulsive

• Situations and environments may cause an emotional reaction and response

• Quickly forget a 1 or 2 step direction

• Difficulty starting a simple task or project without a reminder or assistance

• Has trouble adjusting to change without major distress

• Forgetful and disorganized

• Short attention span and a heightened awareness of all environmental distractions

EF Challenges for individuals 18 years and older may present with the following traits:

• Procrastination

• Jumping from one activity to another without finishing a task or assignment

• Have trouble keeping workspaces or homes organized

• Forget to do things as promised

• Loose cool when things don’t go as planned/Say things without thinking

• Struggle to come up with Plan B

• Chronically Late

Executive Functioning Therapy Targets:

• Planning and Organizing

• Developing skills to set realistic goals and become efficient in the prioritization of  tasks

• Time Management

• Determining how long a task will take, allocating time more efficiently and meet deadlines

• Attention and Focus

• Improvements in sustained, selective and divided attention skills

• Working Memory

• Strengthen the skills set to hold on to and use new information for short periods of time

• Impulse Control

• Control impulses and delay gratification

• Self- Monitoring

• Increase awareness of behavior and self-cue to make adjustments as needed

• Initiating Tasks

• Overcome mental barriers to beginning a task by creating efficient structures or routines that work for the individual

• Cognitive Flexibility

• Shift thinking, adapt to changes and generate problem-solving approaches

• Goal Directed Behavior

• Set realistic goals, create a plan and achieve the objective