Tag Archives: executive function
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How to Help Teenagers Keep Track of Their Stuff
Posted on September 9, 2021 by CoachRudy in ADHD & School, ADHD Children, Teens & Students, Executive Function.By Cheryl Maguire After a meeting at my twins’ high school, I encountered a mountain of water bottles, sweatshirts, jackets, lunch totes and more in that lost and found pile. Every year, families outfit kids with new back-to-school clothes and gear. How can we help make sure our kids bring it all back from school? “It […]
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Secrets of Your ADHD Brain
Posted on February 3, 2020 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, Executive Function.By William Dodson, M.D. Most people are neurologically equipped to determine what’s important and get motivated to do it, even when it doesn’t interest them. Then there are the rest of us, who have attention deficit — ADHD or ADD — and the brain that goes along with it. Read the full article
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Your Executive Functions Are Weak. Here’s Why.
Posted on December 21, 2017 by CoachRudy in Executive Function.By ADDitude What Are Executive Functions? Up to 90 percent of kids with ADHD also also have executive function challenges, many of which last into adulthood. But, what are your executive functions, exactly? Broadly speaking, executive function refers to the cognitive or mental abilities that people need to actively pursue goals. In other words, how we behave […]
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The Mystery Of ADHD Motivation, Solved
Posted on October 31, 2017 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD, Executive Function.By Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. Despite the many differences among children and adults with ADHD, there is one similarity shared by virtually all of them. Although they have considerable chronic difficulty in getting organized and getting started on many tasks, focusing their attention, sustaining their efforts, and utilizing their short-term working memory, all of those […]
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7 Executive Function Deficits Tied to ADHD
Posted on September 26, 2017 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD, Executive Function.By Russell Barkley, Ph.D There’s a lot of confusion around “executive function” — and how it relates to ADHD. Is ADHD an executive function disorder? Is every executive function disorder also ADHD? The answers hinge on what we mean by “executive functions” — and how they relate to self-regulation. The term “executive functioning” was coined […]
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Executive Function Disorder, Explained!
Posted on September 21, 2017 by CoachRudy in Adult ADD/ADHD, Executive Function.By Larry Silver, M.D. A child or an adult with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might be hyperactive, inattentive, and/or impulsive. Clinicians have always understood hyperactivity and impulsivity. The understanding of inattention, though, has shifted from primarily “the inability to stay on task” to a broader concept called executive function disorder (EFD), which involves a […]
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Secrets of the ADHD Brain
Posted on November 5, 2014 by CoachRudy in ADHD Health Issues.by William Dodson, M.D. Most people are neurologically equipped to determine what’s important and get motivated to do it, even when it doesn’t interest them. Then there are the rest of us, who have attention deficit. ADHD is a confusing, contradictory, inconsistent, and frustrating condition. It is overwhelming to people who live with it every […]
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Meeting Your Goals When You Have ADHD
Posted on January 13, 2013 by CoachRudy in ADHD In The News, ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Associate Editor, PsychCentral As someone with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you probably know all too well the difficulty of accomplishing your goals. It can seem utterly daunting. That’s because realizing goals taxes the executive functions in your brain, said Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist and clinical instructor in the […]
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD
Posted on October 23, 2012 by CoachRudy in ADHD In The News, Adult ADD/ADHD.Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: An Interview With Mary Solanto, Ph.D. Posted: 10/12/2012 1:30 pm – Huff Post Healthy Living Mary V. Solanto, Ph.D., is associate professor of psychiatry and director of the ADHD Center in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Solanto […]
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Attention Deficit Disorder: Old questions, new answers
Posted on March 14, 2008 by CoachRudy in ADHD In The News.It’s not uncommon these days to find news articles or published studies pertaining to Attention Deficit Disorder. Below is a very good article written and published by Harvard Health Publications. I cannot take any credit for the information within. ~ CoachRudy Attention deficit disorder: Old questions, new answers By Harvard Health Publications Despite persistent skepticism, the most common […]
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