EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING THERAPY

Did you know that 'Social Learning' also includes Executive Functioning? Whether it's the choreography of the social encounter or getting systems organized for homework, activities of daily living, etc., it's all about organizing the brain! "EF Coach" is for parents and/or students. For more information please email: info@talkingplayhouse.com.​ Executive Function skills are best taught in real world activities. Executive Functions are higher-level critical thinking skills and cognitive abilities that control and coordinate other cognitive abilities and behaviors, broadly categorized into working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, time management prioritization, project planning, attending to task (focus & attention), self regulation of emotions, decision making, and more.

The categories of Executive Function:

Working Memory:

• Definition:

  The ability to hold information in mind and manipulate it for a short period, like remembering a phone number or a sequence of instructions.

• Related Skills:

  • Non-speaking working memory

  • Verbal working memory

  • Remembering information

  • Recalling information

Cognitive Flexibility:

• Definition:

  The ability to switch between different tasks, ideas, or perspectives, and adapt to changing situations.

• Related Skills:

  • Adaptable thinking

  • Set shifting (the ability to shift from one task to another)

  • Thinking "outside the box"

  • Seeing things from different perspectives

  • Planning

  • Problem-solving

  • Reasoning

Inhibitory Control:

• Definition:

  The ability to resist impulses, distractions, and inappropriate behaviors, and to focus on a task or goal.

• Related Skills:

  • Self-control

  • Impulse control

  • Emotional regulation

  • Self-monitoring

  • Focus

  • Attention

  • Self-restraint