What are Executive Function Skills?
Executive function skills are central to success in the classroom and beyond. You can think of them as the CEO of your brain. They allow you to do things like organize, focus, and regulate emotions. We begin developing these skills from birth, but they only fully mature in our early 20s. And for many students, especially […]
The Connection Between ADHD and Dyslexia
ADHD and Dyslexia are very different disabilities. Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects students’ ability to read and write. ADHD is a neurological disability that affects executive functions like organization and focus. So if they’re so different, then why do the symptoms often look so similar? Common Symptoms: Distraction Both disabilities can cause students […]
Strategies for Engaging Kids Who Struggle with Attention
For many students, focusing in school takes real effort. For students with ADHD, it’s sometimes an almost insurmountable obstacle. Now, with so many students learning from home either full-time or part-time, and with all other students working at least six feet apart from their teachers, sustaining focus and engagement on school tasks is harder than […]
The Silver Linings of an ADHD Diagnosis
Although it is not at all uncommon, an ADHD diagnosis still comes with a bit of stigma. Many people associate ADHD with challenging behavior, lack of self-control, and inability to complete tasks. But ADHD can bring with it a host of unique advantages for those who are willing to embrace the good, learn how to […]
Getting Organized with ADHD
Organization is one of the most common struggles that people with ADHD face on a day-to-day basis. It takes tremendous executive function power to organize both physical materials and information in our heads. People with ADHD struggle with their executive functions, making organization extremely difficult without specific tools to help guide them. LEARN MORE ABOUT […]
Understanding ADHD and Executive Function Skills
Challenges with executive function skills go hand-in-hand with ADHD. These difficulties can impact a chid’s ability to organize resources and information, manage time and tasks, and maintain focus and attention. As a result, many kids with these issues are labeled as “lazy,” “scattered,” or a “space cadet,” when in fact they are doing the best […]
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a highly effective treatment for kids, teens, and adults. This form of talk therapy can address a wide range of mental health conditions. It can work wonders for diagnosed challenges like anxiety, depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder. And CBT is also equally effective for overcoming more general difficulties with stress, […]
How to Teach Time Management
As students progress through the grades, they usually find themselves with more and more unstructured time. On the surface, this seems great. More free time means more time for them to finally do what they want! But once homework starts piling up, it is their responsibility to decide when they complete it, in what order, […]
Teaching Emotional Regulation
Most children struggle with emotional regulation at some point. Even just recognizing their emotional response to situations can be tough for some kids, let alone trying to control how they express their feelings! However, it is a really important skill for them to learn. The good news is there are strategies that will work for […]
Parent Behavioral Training
Parenting is hard. There are endless books to tell us how to do it. However, they aren’t always very useful. That’s because every child is different. Some are more flexible and adaptable, while others are more stubborn and defiant; sometimes these behaviors are related to personality, and other times they stem from ADHD or other […]
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