executive functions

The ADHD-Executive Dysfunction Link

"The most practical way to view ADHD, from my point of view, is as a developmental delay in executive...

Verbal and non-verbal working memory are two of your seven executive functions. They are also the...

They forgot WHAT? AGAIN?!?! My wife and I used to fume at every overlooked track meet or pair of...

Nine ways to get your child with ADHD to the starting line — and to finally cross over the finish...

Every day is an opportunity for life to test your child’s executive function skills. And, chances...

Your teen is forging his own identity and fighting to stand on his own two feet. But he’s not quite...

When tangling with teen moods and defiance, it’s easy to forget you’re on the same team! Both you...

Lee was a poster child for ADHD in high school – always disorganized, out-of-sync, and running late....

Traditional carrots and sticks don’t motivate students with ADHD – that much is clear. But the...

Remembering everything for school is a matter of executive functioning, which is challenged in...

Teens with ADHD are largely motivated by short-term rewards like a good grade, a night out with...

"If he could, he would." Children with ADHD don't always act rudely or awkwardly on purpose —...