Executive Function

3. Imagine if a child with both attention issues and ___________ gets an assignment to read a chapter in a book and answer questions about it
5. __________ that the task may not be very interesting even though it’s important
9. It happens because their brain functions ________
10. _____ interest level affects how the brain works
12. These ________ help us to notice things, pay attention, and take action
15. There are ways to make it easier for your child to __________ tasks
16. The brain uses _______ impulses to carry messages from one neuron to the next
17. Knowing why your child has trouble starting certain tasks can help reduce ____________ for both of you
19. Avoid ______ or arguing about your child doing the task.
20. Kids who also have learning differences may avoid starting tasks because the tasks are ______________

1. kids with executive function challenges and _______ often have a hard time firing up the energy to do tasks they have little to no interest in.
2. ________ ___________ lets us hold one thing in mind while doing something else
4. Provide an __________ when there isn’t a natural one.
6. is a set of mental skills that include working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control
7. In some kids, the brain doesn’t always release enough of those ___________
8. Most kids have things they’d much rather be doing than ____________ and chores
11. ______ failure makes it hard to try again
13. Kids often ________ starting tasks if they think the experience or the outcome will be bad
14. If a task isn’t highly __________, it’s hard for kids with executive function challenges to get started on it.
18. The task is already a challenge, but the child also has to pay _________ attention to start it and see it through to completion