Task Initiation, EF 101 Series, Executive Functioning

9 Task Initiation Goals to Teach Getting Started

A client’s father once came to us with this complaint: “My son and I have constant battles about the smallest, simplest things. Getting ready for school. Emptying the dishwasher – by the way, that’s the only chore he’s asked to do each day because the rest are worse. Going to bed at night. We just … read more

Task Initiation, Behaviors, EF 101 Series, Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning Skills 101: The Basics of Task Initiation

In the new world of distance learning and virtual home-school, we hear the same pleas from hundreds of parents, caregivers, teachers, and employers, “I feel like I’m giving hundreds of reminders every day. How hard is it to Just. Get. Started?” In situations where we’re asking for a greater level of independence from our kids, … read more