What is executive dysfunction?
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“Executive function” is the part of your mind that helps you to decide which jobs you need to do first and which jobs can wait until later. For example, if you’re trying to fill out a form while someone is asking you a question, executive function helps you ignore the question for a moment while you finish the form.
Executive dysfunction means that the executive function doesn’t work well, so you get distracted by the question and forget what you were putting into the form. Most people get better at executive function as they grow up, but people with executive dysfunction get better at it more slowly or, sometimes, hardly get better at all.
Executive dysfunction is one of the common symptoms of ADHD, which is why so many students with ADHD have a hard time in school. It’s hard to focus on learning when you can’t stop thinking about all the other things that are going on in the classroom at the same time.
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