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A Summary of the Executive

Function Skills

1. Working Memory:

▪ Hold information in your head

for long enough to use it.

▪ E.g. Hold an instruction or

direction in your head then

follow it.

2. Thinking Speed:

▪ Make sense of the information

you hear or see.

▪ React at a good speed – e.g.

follow instructions quickly

enough.

3. Attention Control:

▪ Focus attention on the right

things and manage

distractions.

▪ Keep attention on one thing to

finish it.

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