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Executive Function

 

Executive functioning covers a number of abilities such as (roll your mouse over the buttons below to see examples):

 

Flexible thinking: bringing in the washing if it starts to rain
Planning: Making a meal - what ingredients you need and what needs cooking when
Monitoring performance: checking food is cooked properly
Concentrating: what medication to take and when to take it
Social behaviour: poor judgement or inappropriate behaviour
Making decisions: what to have for lunch
Motivation: loss of get up and go, may be mistaken for laziness
Controlling emotions: rapid mood swings, outbursts of emotion

 

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