BOUNCE Approach®Executive FunctionResource PackND-Affirming
Supporting Students with Executive Function Difficulties
An adaptable, neurodivergent-affirming resource pack that helps educators understand how executive function challenges show up in the classroom — and respond in ways that reduce barriers rather than increase them.
Executive function difficulties are frequently misread in education settings — mistaken for defiance, lack of effort, or emotional outbursts when what’s actually happening is cognitive overload, sensory processing challenges, or a mismatch between conventional learning environments and a child’s individual processing needs. This resource pack helps educators see the difference, and respond accordingly.
Designed for specialist provisions, SEN settings, home education, and inclusive mainstream classrooms, the pack includes metaphor-based visual aids that make executive function challenges easier to recognise, communicate, and support — helping children feel seen and understood rather than corrected, and building the self-awareness and self-advocacy skills they need to navigate learning on their own terms.
Suitable for educators, teaching assistants, SENCOs, and anyone supporting neurodivergent learners who need approaches that meet them where they are — rather than forcing them into systems that were never designed with their thinking styles in mind.
Three bonus resources to deepen your practice.
A structured snapshot to identify where a child is present but not accessing learning — so you can understand what is getting in the way and respond to the actual barrier.
Track entry to exit progress and evidence what has changed across the review period — giving you a clear picture of impact over time.
Understand the nervous system foundations behind regulation, emotional expression, and connection — so you can apply them with confidence in your sessions.