Before You Assume Why…
Before You Assume Why… is a two-page flyer that asks educators, parents and professionals to pause and consider whether a young person’s behaviour is really a lagging executive function skill. Using a simple “We see… We might assume… Look again…” format, it matches eleven common behaviours, from not starting a task to forgetting instructions or running out of time, to the assumptions we often make (“They can’t be bothered”, “They’re careless”) and the executive function skill that may actually sit underneath. It also shows how access to these skills shifts with stress, tiredness, anxiety, sensory load, environment, overwhelm, change and peer pressure, and closes with a five-question framework for turning judgement into curiosity. It’s a quick, practical prompt for anyone who wants to respond to the skill underneath the behaviour rather than the behaviour itself.
£6.00
What's included with the Before You Assume Why…
- A two-page flyer linking 11 everyday behaviours to the executive function skills that may sit underneath them
- A clear overview of the factors that can make skills harder to access “right now”, such as stress, tiredness and sensory load
- A five-question “Turn Judgement into Curiosity” framework with practical next steps: ask, adapt, scaffold, teach or reduce the load
Why we developed the Before You Assume Why…
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