• Initiate: Provide prompts to begin tasks, break tasks into smaller steps.  

• Task Completion: Use visual timers, break tasks into small, achievable parts.  

• Working Memory: Use visual aids, repeat instructions, provide gentle reminders.  

• Plan/Organise: Help them think ahead, use checklists and calendars.  

• Task-Monitor: Encourage reflection on performance, ask questions about how the task went.  

• Organisation of Materials: Teach routines for keeping workspaces tidy, create a designated area for supplies.   

• Environmental Factors – Noise levels, lighting, time of day (is it nearly lunch time!)   

• Lead by Example – Model how it is done, share stories of when you have found it difficult.  

Emotional Control:  

• Model calm in stressful situations.  

• Introduce interoception to help your child recognise internal cues linked to emotions.  

• Use the Zones of Regulation to teach your child to identify and manage their emotions.  

• Set up a calming corner with sensory items.  

 Shift:  

• Use transition cues (timers, reminders) to prepare for change.  

• Create visual schedules for smooth transitions.  

• Use first-then language for task transitions.  

• Practice cognitive flexibility games like ‘Simon Says.’  

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Inhibit  

• Use ‘Stop and Think’ or ‘Pause and Plan’ cues.  

• Play impulse control games (Red Light, Green Light).  

• Use physical reminders like stop signs.  

• Practice delayed gratification with rewards.  

Self-Monitor:  

• Reflexive questions  

• Encourage self-reflection with a journal.  

• Provide positive reinforcement for self-correction.