Executive Functioning & Motivation – Why It’s So Hard to “Just Do It”

• Welcome & Reflection (5 mins): What regulation strategies worked?
• What is Executive Function? (10 mins): Overview of task initiation, working memory, and inhibition.
• Common Challenges Discussion (10 mins): Members share executive function struggles.
• Tools & Supports (20 mins): Visual planners, timers, body doubling, reward-based systems.
• Mini Workshop (10 mins): Build a 3-step task flow for a daily challenge (e.g., homework, cleaning, emails).
• Wrap-Up (5 mins): Share your flow plan; goal is to try it once before next meeting.