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Making sure Executive Function

Skills can be at their best

For Executive Function Skills to work well, the brain

needs to feel we are safe.

To feel safe, the

brain has different

needs:

We can summarise these needs as our ‘5C Needs’.

Comfortable Connected Count Capable Control

When our ‘5C Needs’ are met well,

the brain can use all its energy on

more advanced thinking and Executive Brain Best
At My

Function Skills can work at their best.

When needs are met well, the brain

does not need to use its energy to keep us safe.

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