Interoception treatment

If you work with children, you have probably seen this pattern. A child understands the assignment but cannot get started. Another begins successfully but loses track of what they are doing halfway through. A student completes a task in one setting but has much less access to those same skills when the environment, expectations, or internal state changes. You may already recognize that executive function is part of the picture. That recognition matters, but it usually leads t

A child can know exactly what to do… and still be unable to do it in that moment. They may know how to transition. They may understand expectations. They may have completed the same task yesterday. So why does it suddenly fall apart? This is where many adults become confused. From the outside, it may look like: avoidance defiance emotional outbursts inconsistent participation refusal shutting down difficulty transitioning “not trying” But what if the issue is not willingness?