DSPL 1 & 2 - EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

Executive Functions is a set of mental skills that act as a command center for other skills within the brain. Executive Functions is a set of mental skills that act as a command center for other skills within the brain. If you think of the brain as being an orchestra, where all of your separate skills and knowledge are the individual instruments, Executive Function is like the conductor. Each instrument might play skillfully and accurately alone, but in order to make music together they require the conductor to guide them, for example, when to begin, take over, or stop. Executive Function helps people use their individual skills to plan their actions, manage their time, control their emotions, solve problems and complete tasks. The training comprises of understanding what all these functions represent and also what skills we can teach to strengthen the CYP ability to perform these.