Signs Of Executive Functioning Issues

Trouble with executive function can affect people in different ways. The difficulties often look like the signs of ADHD. That’s because ADHD is a problem with executive function .

People struggling with executive skills may:

• Have trouble starting and/or completing tasks
• Have difficulty prioritizing tasks
• Forget what they just heard or read
• Have trouble following directions or a sequence of steps
• Panic when rules or routines change
• Have trouble switching focus from one task to another
• Get overly emotional and fixate on things
• Have trouble organizing their thoughts.