Table 1.

Adult Executive Functioning Inventory.

Number	Statementa
1	I have difficulty remembering lengthy instructions.
2	I sometimes have difficulty remembering what I am doing in the middle of an activity.
3	I have a tendency to do things without first thinking about what could happen.
4	I sometimes have difficulty stopping myself from doing something that I like even though someone tells me that it is not allowed.
5	When someone asks me to do several things, I sometimes remember only the first or last.
6	I sometimes have difficulty refraining from smiling or laughing in situations where it is inappropriate.
7	I have difficulty coming up with a different way of solving a problem when I get stuck.
8	When someone asks me to fetch something, I sometimes forget what I am supposed to fetch.
9	I have difficulty planning for an activity (eg, remembering to bring everything necessary when going on a trip/to work/to school).
10	I sometimes have difficulty stopping an activity that I like (eg, I watch TV or sit in front of the computer in the evening even though it is time to go to bed).
11	I sometimes have difficulty understanding verbal instructions unless I am also shown how to do something.
12	I have difficulties with tasks or activities that involve several steps.
13	I have difficulty thinking ahead or learning from experience.
14	People that I meet sometimes seem to think that I am more lively/wilder compared to other people my age.

^aParticipants are asked to circle a number to indicate how well that statement describes how they are as a person (1=definitely not true, 2=not true, 3=partially true, 4=true, and 5=definitely true).