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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of 2013
As we say goodbye to another year (I know I can’t believe it either) and welcome 2014, it is time to think about the past for just a few minutes. If you’re like me you might be wondering where 2013 went. I seem to be missing a few weeks somewhere, how about you? Well, take … Read more
7 Steps to a Successful Day
Ever have one of those days when everything seems to go wrong? Well research now says that a chemical change occurs in the brain when the first thing goes wrong in the morning. Then our reaction to that one thing can set the tone for the rest of the day – even after the chemical … Read more
Work to Home – 7 Strategies for a Smooth Transition
What happens in that space between leaving work and stepping in the door at home? Are you able to shut off work and quickly transition to the dog, kids, and dinner or do you feel more like the two halves of your brain are constantly competing for attention? Creating a time and/or space for … Read more
Back to School Habits
Hey Moms and Dads, it is time to make this year the best year ever for your family and especially your school age children. School has started, did your student… get up without 3 or more reminders from you? eat breakfast? catch the bus on time? leave with everything they needed? If so, congratulate yourself … Read more
Lights! Camera!…..ACTION! 15 Steps to Get Going
Taking action and following through on something that has to be done is often difficult for those with ADHD or Executive Functioning challenges. In most cases, students and adults understand the importance of completing something but find it difficult to actually “move themselves” to action. What is happening in the brain, in my understanding, is … Read more
Stuck? 12 Ways to Encourage Cognitive Flexibility
The best way to describe the executive function of cognitive flexibility is to think of Einstein’s definition of insanity. “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” That would be cognitive inflexibility. Cognitive flexibility is the ability to notice when your thinking process is not working or to notice when changes … Read more
Ready, FIRE, Aim! 7 Strategies for Self-Regulation
Impulse control or self-regulation is that ability to stop and consider the options before acting and/or do what needs to be done (even if you don’t want to). Not being able to control your response in a given situation can appear to be a blatant disregard for the “rules” (whether explicit or implicit) but it … Read more
What DID I Come in Here For?
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten what you went in there for? Or sent your child to do two things and they only did one? If this kind of thing happens often then it may be a working memory issue. Working Memory is an Executive Function skill that plays an important role … Read more
Hocus Pocus Focus!
The ability to focus or to sustain attention involves ignoring distractions and continuing to work even though the task may be boring, tiring or frustrating. This executive function, often called sustained attention, may be impacted by other challenges such as auditory or visual processing problems, working memory challenges or the inability to shift current thought … Read more