1. Executive Function Disorder Amy Krzyzewski, Ashley Domaldo, Missy Anderson

2. What is Executive Functioning? • Executive Functioning is the process in which our brains handle certain tasks.

3. What are examples of Executive Functions? • These tasks include : • Organizing • planning • problem solving • working memory • self monitoring • emotional control and many others.

4. Executive Functioning in Detail • Organizing trouble may be presented in the form of lost homework, messy binders, and general unorganized and disheveled work habits. • Planning trouble can be apparent in things as simple as planning out when to do homework. People that have EFD could never imagine planning a party or social gathering with ease. 

5. (Continued) • Problem solving issues become apparent in everyday life. One with EFD may have trouble with mathematics, word problems, and also general life dilemma’s. • Working Memory is a form of memory that is ”the part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate conscious perceptual and linguistic processing.”

6. (Continued) • Self monitoring difficulty means that a person has trouble initiating the start of a task or initiating a priority. • Emotional Control would be when a child can or in this case cannot regulate their feelings. They would not know when is a proper time to contain or try and wind down their emotions.

7. Executive Functioning as a Whole • Executive Functioning is a learning disability that can be helped with proper care and attention to a child. • Executive Functioning is very discouraging for a child of any age and can be hard to deal with. • Executive Functioning Disorders are hard to troubleshoot without proper testing. • Executive Functioning Disorders are complex and interesting ways our brains work.

8. Sources • http://www.ldonline.org/article/29122/ • www.dictionary.com • My own experiences

9. How Can One Help With Their Executive Functioning Disorder? • Support Classes in school • The Use of Color Coated Materials • The Use of Sticky Notes • Rewriting Notes • Using an Agenda

10. Support Classes • Support Class was a class in high school that: • Helped with Homework • Helped with Time Management • Helped with Organization • 2x a week for 135 Minutes

11. Color Coated Materials • Research Project Citation Methods on Flash Cards • Matching Folders with Binders • Highlighting in certain Colors for Certain Criteria

12. Sticky Notes • I used sticky notes so that I can stick them where I will actually look! • -bed room wall • -the fridge at home • White board • They are: • Quick Reminders that spark my memory

13. Rewriting Notes • Writing them more neatly a second time • Writing them in BIGGER font • Copying them over • Highlighting and starring important information

14. Using an Agenda • Writing down Due dates • Making sure to write down homework • Scheduling time for studying • Referring back to work/dates