Disregard of future consequences

Hello NIcholeen,
Our family is a homeschooling family and my eight year old son in really struggling right now, especially in regard to his schoolwork. We have four children — a 16 yr old, a 13 yr old who goes to school and is a special needs class, and our 8 yr old (almost 9), and 7 yr old.
This kiddo often tries to avoid doing his schoolwork, and then regrets it the next day. He and his younger brother go to a two-day-a-week homeschooling school, if that makes sense. So on Tuesday morning, when it's time to go and turn in his work, he is sad that he didn't get his work done. But then he'll do it again. The cause and effect are not getting through. He has expressed to me recently that he feels like he was born with a brain that doesn't understand the future. That was a couple weeks ago. And then on Tuesday morning of this week, he was in tears because he chose not to do his schoolwork on Monday. So he had to face his school day without being prepared, and also had lost his privileges.
When he is in the mode of avoiding schoolwork, if I try to remind him of the future and how he'll feel, or the past and how he felt. he gets mad, or runs away.
Is it possible that his brain really isn't making the connection and understanding future consequences? He is a bright and capable boy when he does his schoolwork. He is also creative and does lots of projects.
I notice he avoids his work more, when there has been family conflict. Maybe it's a way he is trying to control his world.

Thank you for listening.