Executive Dysfunction and Its Effects

  Think about everything you do during the day: talk to your partner, follow a recipe, carry out a work project, read a book, go to your medical appointments… All these daily actions, so natural for you, can be a real challenge for those with executive dysfunction. That’s because their ability to organize, plan, and regulate their attention or will has deteriorated. This places an important limitation on them along with a loss of autonomy. You may have never heard of this term, but it’s more common than you might think. It can occur in children, adults, and the elderly…