Executive Functioning

There are many skills that contribute to a child's success at home, in school and in life. The Executive functioning skills that they require to reach goals can be categorized into three main parts -just as a plant can be thought of in terms of it's roots, leaves and flowers.

Foundational "Root" Skills of Executive Functioning

Perception

The Executive Functioning skill of perception includes perception of self and the envirnoment.

Attention

Our attention is similar to a flashlight that can be turned towards the environment or inwards.

Working Memory

Working memory is involved in holding, operating, storing and retrieving information.

Inhibition

The ability to inhibit creates space for a person look into the future and think about their goals.

The "Leaves" of the Executive Functioning System

Once the foundational "root" executive functioning skills are established and strong we can address higher level skills including:

Cognitive Flexibility
Initiation
Self Monitoring & Self-Correcting
Self-Modulating,
Time Sense & Pacing

The "Flowers" of the Executive Functioning System

The skills that we tend to draw our attention the most are the "flower" skills and they are an indicator about how well the foundational skills of the Executive Functioning system are functioning. The flower skills include:

Planning & Anticipating
Analyzing & comparing/contrasting
Prioritizing
Organizing
Balancing
Decision making

Services

We strive to support teachers, parents and professionals understanding and ability to develop their kids executive functioning skills so they are thriving in all areas of life.