Is it That They Won't Do it, or is it That They Can't?: Executive Functioning and Children Who Have been Fostered and Adopted
An analysis of 86 children referred to Family Futures identified difficulties consistent with impaired executive functioning in every child assessed. The authors related the assessment data to their therapeutic approach for fostered and adopted children and proposed explanations for the difficulties.
Limitations: A specialist referred sample is not representative of all adoptees. Fostered and adopted children are combined; the abstract gives no adoptee-only count or assessment instrument. Proposed explanations are hypotheses, and the data do not establish causes or treatment effectiveness. The authors worked at Family Futures, an organisation providing therapeutic adoption and fostering services, and analysed children referred to it. This provider relationship should be considered when interpreting findings.
- Research type
- Clinical assessment study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: Family Futures referred-child assessment research
Institutional context: Adoption-sector service evaluation
The authors worked at Family Futures, an organisation providing therapeutic adoption and fostering services, and analysed children referred to it. This provider relationship should be considered when interpreting findings.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: Executive functioning, mental health, neurodivergence, post-adoption support
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom (regional recruitment not established)
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