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Why do some people find

Executive Function Skills hard?

2. Not having the right experiences to create

strong brain pathways:

New pathways are built in children’s brains when they spend time

talking, listening, reading stories, visiting new places and enjoying

activities such as jigsaw puzzles, painting, games and sports.

Some children do not get the right help and experiences they need

to build strong pathways in their brain.

This then means they find some of the Control Centre Skills like

focusing attention and thinking flexibly MUCH harder.

But it’s never too late!

If you practise these skills

now, you can build new

pathways.

With the right support and

lots of time and effort, you

can change your brain. The

things you find hard will start

to feel easier and easier.

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