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Executive Functions and ADHD

Executive Functions

Executive Functions

Executive Functions

Executive functions refer to the mental processes that coordinate thoughts and actions, prioritize responsibilities, manage time effectively, and facilitate decision-making. These skills enable us to create frameworks and approaches for handling projects and identifying the steps needed to advance them. People with executive dysfunction frequently find it challenging to analyze, plan, organize, schedule, and finish tasks—especially by deadlines. They often lose track of materials, focus on less important priorities, and feel swamped by large undertakings.

Core EF Areas

Executive Functions

Executive Functions

  • Metacognition (Self-Directed Attention)
  • Planning and Organization
  • Starting 
  • Sustaining
  • Inhibiting
  • Flexibility


Executive Functions in More Detail

Approach

A Supportive and Strengths-based Approach

ADHD affects roughly 9% of US children and 12% of all college students.  Approximately 60% of children with ADHD become adults with ADHD.  Their Executive Function challenges, combined with symptoms of inattention and impulsivity/hyperactivity, cause academic impairments, social impairments, increased anxiety and mood disorders, and higher rates of school disengagement.  


Interventions that relate to Organization, Time Management, and Planning can be especially helpful.  Interventions are designed to help students develop the patterns and routines necessary for self-regulation and academic success.  SMART (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Timebound) goals may be created for each student and are linked to personalized metrics that track key behaviors essential for monitoring progress. 


My approach is individualized to each student's unique profile and needs.  It combines foundational principles of learning, reinforcement, and motivation theory with elements of coaching and positive psychology to build the missing executive function skills needed to minimize the impact of ADHD and promote personal growth, sustained progress, and long-term success.

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