Why Are You Calling Everything “Executive Function”?

“Executive function” has become one of those phrases we use ALL THE TIME in schools. Kid’s disorganized = Executive function. Missing assignments = Executive function. Can’t get started = Executive function. Impulsive = Executive function. ADHD... Well, obviously, executive function... right? Maybe. But what the heck are we actually SAYING when we say a kid “struggles with executive functioning?” Because- as it turns out, that answer is a whole lot more complicated than the cute little execut...