TABLE 1.

Descriptions of the eight clinical subscales and two indices of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning.

	Description
Clinical subscale
Inhibit	Ability to resist impulses and appropriately halt a behavior in a timely manner
Shift	Ability to freely switch attention or topic and to accept change
Emotional control	Ability to regulate one’s feelings appropriately
Initiate	Ability to start an activity on one’s own and develop one’s own opinions, ideas, and solutions
Working memory	Ability to recall information useful for carrying out a task and achieving goals
Plan/organized	Ability to prepare, develop, and bring to fruition goals and future events and to comprehend the main concepts of written or verbal work
Organization of materials	Ability to systematically arrange spaces (e.g., storage, bedrooms, lockers)
Monitor	Ability to evaluate one’s work and performance and to evaluate one’s behavior and its impact on others
Index
Behavioral regulation index	A measure of how well a child controls his behavior and adapts to change in the environment
Metacognition index	An adolescent’s ability to control and organize his thoughts
Global executive functioning	Overall global score of executive functioning