Executive Function Skills -- How to Support Your Child Who is Lacking in These Skills Students with Attention Disorders or who are on the Autism Spectrum often lack Executive Function Skills. These skills help us plan, organize, make decisions, shift between situations or thoughts, control our emotions and impulsivity, and learn from past mistakes. That means a student without good executive function skills struggles with tasks that involve analyzing, planning and organizing, among others. View our latest brochure and learn more about Executive Function Skills.