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All About KidS

Inflexible Children Struggle

By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., School Psychologist

“We don’t spring any unexpected changes on him or he can’t get it out. They perseverate. Their brain is like a train be bossy when playing and
has a huge meltdown,” explained one mom. Her 8-year-old riding down a track and it can’t make a shift to a new track want to do things their way.
son had daily tantrums when things did not go his way. Mom until it gets to a junction. Unfortunately for some people, This inflexibility can create
was concerned he might have ADHD so we evaluated him to their brain goes on for “miles” before it reaches a junction. friendship issues with same
determine the root cause of his meltdowns. Our evaluation As a parent you might think, “Just get over it and move on,” age peers and inflexible
showed it was not ADHD but rather he had executive but it is not that easy for your child. children might prefer to play
functioning difficulty with shifting attention and cognitive Inflexible children often have difficulty making with younger children whom
flexibility. transitions at home and at school. They often see things they can boss around.
Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “That person has a their way and have difficulty going with the flow. This The term executive
one-track mind.” That saying captures what happens when contributes to their meltdowns and stubbornness. Inflexible functioning describes
inflexible people get something stuck in their minds and they children are not always pleasant to be around. They can our brain’s management
system. Kids with executive
functioning difficulty need to learn skill rather than take
pills to help them. Mom was happy medication was not the
answer for her child. My Day is Ruined!: A Story Teaching
Flexible Thinking by Bryan Smith is a book you can read
with your child to teach skills.
Call to discuss your child as we test for executive
functioning difficulty, autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia,
ADHD, depression, and anxiety . Visit JimForgan.com or
call (561) 625-4125.

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