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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 431303" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Executive functions are "known" - but not nearly enough about "how to help". </p><p> </p><p>Executive functions control the ability to:</p><p>- inhibit (not do stuff)</p><p>- shift (move from one activity to another)</p><p>- control emotion</p><p>- initiate (get started)</p><p>- use working memory </p><p>- plan, organize</p><p>- monitor (progress, social feedback. etc.)</p><p> </p><p>There's probably others, but... as you can see, you're likely hitting many of these on Monday!</p><p>He's just SHIFTed from home to school today, so today wasn't a good day. And, the school day entails all sorts of shifts - the usual (one subject to another), and the planned (field trip) and the unplanned (sub!)</p><p>His mind is full of other things, which he hasn't sorted and organized and stored, so his working memory is way down - and he really needs it to do the homework.</p><p>Homework takes all sorts of planning and organizing... which makes the task larger than it looks, and he really has trouble getting going on it.</p><p> </p><p>Surprised? We were. They really do have to learn how to do these things - but "normal" parents and "normal" teachers don't even know how to do these things either, because for them it comes naturally. (and ADHD parents can't teach it either, because we don't know for ourselves!). </p><p> </p><p>We simply cut "home" out of homework for a few years. Put it in the IEP?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 431303, member: 11791"] Executive functions are "known" - but not nearly enough about "how to help". Executive functions control the ability to: - inhibit (not do stuff) - shift (move from one activity to another) - control emotion - initiate (get started) - use working memory - plan, organize - monitor (progress, social feedback. etc.) There's probably others, but... as you can see, you're likely hitting many of these on Monday! He's just SHIFTed from home to school today, so today wasn't a good day. And, the school day entails all sorts of shifts - the usual (one subject to another), and the planned (field trip) and the unplanned (sub!) His mind is full of other things, which he hasn't sorted and organized and stored, so his working memory is way down - and he really needs it to do the homework. Homework takes all sorts of planning and organizing... which makes the task larger than it looks, and he really has trouble getting going on it. Surprised? We were. They really do have to learn how to do these things - but "normal" parents and "normal" teachers don't even know how to do these things either, because for them it comes naturally. (and ADHD parents can't teach it either, because we don't know for ourselves!). We simply cut "home" out of homework for a few years. Put it in the IEP? [/QUOTE]
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