Executive Functioning
Episode description
Executive functioning is overlooked, but crucial to development. In today's show, Aniesa explores executive functioning, how to build cognitive skills and regulate behaviour. Discover how to create a consistent routine with your child, how to develop skills and why self-control and self-regulation are essential to development.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Executive functioning is the higher order of cognitive skills such as behaviour regulation and goal-directed activities. It's the ability to be self-directed, adaptable to change and that allows you to make connections to concepts and ideas related to executive functions
- Emotions and past actions are linked to self-regulation. If a child or adult has executive function difficulties it may cause them to struggle with time management, planning and organizing.
- To overcome problem-solving and improve executive functioning skills it's recommended to practise tasks repeatedly until the act of repetition helps develop the skill.
- Having a consistent routine with rules and consequences will help children to understand how to complete tasks, stay motivated, learn self-control and assist with executive functioning.
BEST MOMENTS
“Early demonstrations of executive functions can predict what your potential might be later in life.”
“If you can't break down a task into pieces you may get stuck.”
“Problem-solving is crucial to developing improved executive functioning.”
“Lots of children require physical activity to learn.”
CONTACT METHOD
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ABOUT THE HOST
Aniesa completed her degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. She has since been focusing on pediatrics and sensory processing and integration. She has worked across a range of pediatric fields and has extensive experience in autism, specific learning difficulties, as well as anxiety and emotional regulation.
Aniesa has one teenage son with autism, and one with sensory difficulties. She herself was diagnosed at a late age as having ADHD and has found that understanding her neurodivergence has led to a greater connection with children and their parents.
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