Executive Functioning Skills By Age

Executive functioning refers to a set of mental skills that help individuals manage and regulate their thoughts, actions, and emotions in order to achieve goals. These skills are extremely age-dependent.

To help parents understand how their child may be developing relative to expectations I have shared below a great visual created by Life Skills Advocate.

References

Barrett, K. (2018). ADHD and the Case for Support through Collegiate Age: Understanding the Lifecycle of Developmental Delays in Executive Function for ADHD and its Impact on Goal Setting. Journal of Childhood & Developmental Disorders. 4, 3:11

Centers for Disease Control, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (2020). Developmental Milestones Checklists. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html.

Dawson, P., and Guare, R. (2009). Smart But Scattered. New York: Guildford Press

Dawson, P. and Guare, R. (2010). Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Guide to Assessment and Intervention, 2nd Edition. New York: Guildford Press.

Peters, K. (2017). Hierarchy of Social/Pragmatic Skills as Related to the Development of Executive Function. Retrieved from:https://nyspta.org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/08/Conv17-305-Executive-Functions-Hierarchy-Handout-Peters.pdf