Children who began the study with
poor executive function had gains in behavioral regulation, meta - cognition, and overall global executive control.
Not only do parents of children with executive functioning - related mental disorders display
poorer executive function and mindful awareness themselves, there are also indications that attention and impulsivity problems in parents negatively affect the effects of parent training.
Finally, children with impulsive or emotional symptoms may elicit more impulsive reactions from their parents to begin with, but parents with
poorer executive function may have more difficulty to inhibit such reactions.
The stereotypical hallmarks of ADHD — inattention,
poor executive functions, behavioral problems, and...
Not exact matches
During another test, participants demonstrated
poorer performance on a «Stroop task,» a commonly - used measure of
executive cognitive
function.
The idea that disadvantaged children struggle to learn because of
poor executive brain
function involving memory, thinking flexibility, and behavioral issues related to autism and other attention disorders has long been lamented by social workers and health advocates.
The idea that disadvantaged children struggle to learn because of
poor executive brain
function involving memory, thinking flexibility, and behavioral issues related to autism and other attention disorders has long been lamented by social workers and health advocates.
The clear social gradient associated with children's vocabulary, emerging literacy, well - being and behaviour is evident from birth to school entry.1 These trajectories track into adolescence and correspond to
poorer educational attainment, income and health across the life course.2 — 10 Neuroimaging research extends the evidence for these suboptimal trajectories, showing that children raised in poverty from infancy are more likely to have delayed brain growth with smaller volumetric size of the regions particularly responsible for
executive functioning and language.11 This evidence supports the need for further effort to redress inequities that arise from the impact of adversity during the potential developmental window of opportunity in early childhood.
Studies consistently suggest that exposure to trauma or chronic early life stress may impair the development of
executive function skills.6, 7,9,10,11 These skills appear to provide the foundation for school readiness through cognition and behaviour.3, 12 Children with better
executive function skills may be more teachable.3 Indeed, in a high - risk sample, children with better
executive function skills at the beginning of kindergarten showed greater gains in literacy and numeracy than children with
poorer initial skills.12 Considering there is evidence that
Studies consistently suggest that exposure to trauma or chronic early life stress may impair the development of
executive function skills.6, 7,9,10,11 These skills appear to provide the foundation for school readiness through cognition and behaviour.3, 12 Children with better
executive function skills may be more teachable.3 Indeed, in a high - risk sample, children with better
executive function skills at the beginning of kindergarten showed greater gains in literacy and numeracy than children with
poorer initial skills.12 Considering there is evidence that the achievement gap persists and may even widen across the school years, 16,17 it is critical that high - risk children begin school with as successful of a start as possible.
Programs have been developed to foster
executive functions in at risk preschool children with
poor working memory or
executive functions or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Research consistently indicates that children with more developed
executive function skills prior to kindergarten experience greater school success.6, 7 For academic achievement, these skills may scaffold language and mathematic success.12 In fact, in a low - income sample of children, researchers have found that
executive function skills prior to kindergarten predict growth in both numeracy and literacy skills across the kindergarten year.12 A successful transition to school may be particularly critical for children who have faced high levels of adversity and may be at risk for
poorer school performance.
A study by Kent State University psychology professor John Gunstad recently found that among people who had underwent weight - loss surgery, those with better memory and
executive function went on to lose more weight than those with
poorer cognitive skills.