Procrastination vs Executive Dysfunction | Strategies to Tell the Difference
Not every delay is procrastination. These 12 strategy tables help students and adults separate avoidance from executive dysfunction and choose a tool that matches the real struggle.
What's Inside
- Recognizing Procrastination
- Recognizing Executive Dysfunction
- Confusing One for the Other
- Feeling Guilty Over "Laziness"
- Struggling to Start a Task
- Getting Stuck in Planning Mode
- Task Switching Paralysis
- Emotional Avoidance
- External Accountability Fails
- Self-Talk That Backfires
- Building Systems That Work
- Extending Self-Compassion
How It Helps You
- Explains the difference between procrastination and executive dysfunction
- Addresses guilt and the "lazy" label with practical tools
- Helps build systems and self-talk that actually work
Ways to Use It
Use them in counseling sessions, executive functioning lessons, staff training or at home.
Who It's For
Teachers, counselors, school psychologists, older students and parents.
Format
PDF (print-ready) and PPTX (editable). 12 strategy tables, one per page. Instant download.
Need more than one?
If one-page strategy tables suit the way you work, the Strategy Tables Bundle (10) includes this resource and 19 more in one download, and you save 58% compared to buying each item separately.
