At College Success Plan, we are devoted to strengthening our students’ executive functioning skills. Here are some signs that your student might be struggling from executive functioning weaknesses:
Starting and/or completing tasks
Organizing thoughts and tasks
Prioritizing
Following directions
Anxiety or panic when routines or expectations change
Forgets spoken/written information quickly
Switching focus between tasks
Gets very emotional/obsessive over certain topics
Keeping track of belongings
Regularly struggles with time-management
Amongst high school and college-aged students, executive functioning disorder can also lead to difficulty following through with college applications, meeting deadlines, making smart /safe decisions, adapting to new and unexpected situations, creating structure and schedules, managing a budget and succeeding independently at school work.
If your child is exhibiting signs of executive functioning disorder, please call us today to learn more!