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Single-focused Describe Helpful Unhelpful

▪When working on

I keep focused on a one task - staying When in danger.

focused until it is

task until it is

finished When doing tasks

finished.

▪Blocking out sounds that need one to be

I block out outside and movement alert to things

distractions around.

distractions.

▪Getting totally When doing a task

I keep all my absorbed in a task which needs one to

focus on lots of

thoughts on the ▪Keeping thoughts different information

task – I stop my on the task and e.g. a teacher, police

making sure the

mind wandering to officer or playing a

mind does not

other ideas. wander to other team game.

thoughts and ideas.

Quick-switching Describe Helpful Unhelpful

I am alert to

everything around ▪Noticing lots of

things going on When safe and

me. around them needing to focus on

one single thing.

I take in lots of ▪Staying alert,

information spotting dangers When completing a

quickly. and keeping safe project or task.

I notice smells, ▪Switching attention When a task needs

quickly from one total focus.

movements and thing to another

sounds around me.