The weaknesses highlighted in Ray’s assessment suggest he has difficulty with executive functioning.
Executive functions are a group of higher-order skills that allow us to achieve our goals.
They include, but are not limited to:
- self-awareness
- abstract thinking
- planning and executing
- mental flexibility
- working memory and complex attention
- reasoning and problem-solving
- judgment
- behavioural control
- regulation of emotions
It is clear that impairments in executive functioning can negatively impact on relationships, ability to manage responsibilities at work and in family life, understanding social norms which negatively impact quality of life and wellbeing.
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