“Executive Dysfunction” and ADHD
“Executive dysfunction” means an individual has difficulty “stopping” and taking the time to think through the possible consequences of an action and selecting one that is best. Another way of saying this is the child is very “impulsive”. By definition a child with ADHD has “executive dysfunction”. Our goal in helping him is to get him to “stop” long enough for the executive function to kick in.
There are a number of approaches to facilitate this goal – the problem is none of them are easy or guaranteed to be successful.