Task initiation is a crucial aspect of executive function that impacts your ability to start projects and meet deadlines. It involves overcoming inertia (doing nothing) and transitioning from ...

Planning and prioritization is a strength for some ADHD brains, while it is a challenge for others.

Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale: This tool helps screen for problems with executive function tasks such as organization, self-restraint, motivation, emotional control, and time ...

Behind every decision you make, every change you adapt to, and every task you plan is your executive function (EF). Just as a building’s foundation is essential to the stability and support of a ...

Executive functioning is often described as the management system of the brain: This is the portion responsible for planning, prioritizing and executing tasks. “Executive function is the CEO of ...

Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds. By Christina Caron The pomodoro technique. Power poses. Planners ...

To support students with executive function deficits, we need to start by providing greater structure and training around these skills for faculty. Recently, I was talking to a tenured professor at a ...

Disordered executive function can impair a person’s ability to organize and manage behavior. Executive function is a broad group of mental skills that enable people to complete tasks and ...

Executive function is the mechanism by which our brains manage and prioritize our thoughts, working memory, emotions and actions; Harvard researchers call it our brain’s air traffic control system.