Executive Functioning Season: Initiation

Send us Fan Mail Starting an activity or task should be simple, right? Brush teeth. Do the dishes. Begin homework. Record the podcast. Yet for so many kids, teens, and adults, task initiation feels impossible, and the harder we push, the more stuck everyone gets. In this episode we unpack why that happens and what strategies we can use to help. We break initiation down into what’s really going on: the hidden steps before the task even begins, the cognitive load that stacks up fast, an...