If your child has social issues due to their executive function deficits, it was likely upsetting to both you and your child. Fortunately, there are several actions you can take to help your child work through these weaknesses. Early intervention can help you identify and support your child’s unique weaknesses. However because the brain continues to develop into early adulthood, intervention can be helpful at any age. The goal is to identify your child’s specific areas of difficulty and find strategies that help. Growth-promoting environments provide teens with the opportunity to practice necessary skills before they have to apply them in a real-life setting. Common interventions for teens with executive function deficits include:

1. Providing Support at Home
2. Simplified Social Environments
3. Practicing Social Scripts
4. Finding a Passion

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Executive function issues often make it difficult for children and teens to interact with others because of the way they think about and approach problems. Children with executive function disorder…

It’s uncommon for a child to have executive function deficits and no other issues. Children usually have executive function issues in additional to another disorder. Commonly, individuals with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, depression, and learning disabilities have these deficits.

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Some individuals are born with executive function deficits. However, many parents don’t realize their child has executive function deficits until the child starts school. This is often due to the…

It can be extremely difficult for parents to understand and connect to their teen who has executive function deficits. Simple tasks such as completing homework assignments and proper hygiene can…