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New Resource! Executive Functioning Skills Workbook

Need some help focusing or staying on task? Do you find procrastination eating into your productivity? Is your working memory making school or work challenging? Then now is a great time to learn more about executive function skills or EFS. In addition to the resources below, I've collected research and information to help you begin to explore and improve your EFS.


This workbook is developed to support people with ADHD or anyone who wants to better understand and develop executive function skills. Each chapter offers simple definitions and explanations along with exercises, and reflections.  Click the link below to download the PDF. 

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Executive Functioning Skills Book Student Version (pdf)Download

ADHD and NeuroDivergence

Body Doubling - A Great Study Skill

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Zawn Villines offers an explanation of this helpful study skill on Medical News Today offers


Understanding Executive Function

This video from Jessica McCabe helps explain Executive Function. 

How to ADHD: Jessica McCabe

How to ADHD: Jessica McCabe

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YouTuber Jessica McCabe offers a great set of videos "offering tips, tricks and insights in the ADHD brain."

Accommodations in College

7 Tips for College Students with ADHD

How to ADHD: Jessica McCabe

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ADDitude offers information and advice on accommodations in college classes.

7 Tips for College Students with ADHD

7 Tips for College Students with ADHD

7 Tips for College Students with ADHD

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Keath Low offers Success Tips for College Students with ADHD. 

Combined Learning Differences

7 Tips for College Students with ADHD

7 Tips for College Students with ADHD

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Learn more about how Dyslexia, ADHD and other learning differences are often seen together with  Arije-Aike de Haas 

Talking to Professors about Accommodations

Talking to Professors about Accommodations

Talking to Professors about Accommodations

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 Nancy Darling Ph.D. writing for Psychology Today offers suggestions for talking to professors about your accommodations. 

Executive Functioning Tips

Talking to Professors about Accommodations

Talking to Professors about Accommodations

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La Concierge Offers Executive Functioning Tips for College Students with ADHD

Get a Coach!

Talking to Professors about Accommodations

13 Tips from Grads with ADHD

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Edge Foundation offers suggestions on how to get a coach to help you improve and manage your executive functioning. 

13 Tips from Grads with ADHD

13 Tips from Grads with ADHD

13 Tips from Grads with ADHD

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ADDitude Magazine offers 13 Survival Tips from College Graduates in this piece.

Tips for Dyscalculia

13 Tips from Grads with ADHD

Understanding ADHD & Anxiety

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Finish My Math Class offers advice for College Students with Dyscalculia 

Understanding ADHD & Anxiety

13 Tips from Grads with ADHD

Understanding ADHD & Anxiety

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ADDitude offers information and advice on the connection between ADHD and Anxiety

Study Tips and Strategies

Study Tips and Strategies

Study Tips and Strategies

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Thank you to Jessica Williams and her students for sharing this site written by Stephanie Spillmann for Snappyword.com 

ADHD & the Military

Study Tips and Strategies

Study Tips and Strategies

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Understanding how ADHD and other learning disabilities may affect your ability to serve in the military or participate in programs like ROTC can be a challenge. CHADD.Org has a great blog post to help you learn more. 

ADHD and AI

Study Tips and Strategies

ADHD and AI

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While the uses and effects of AI technology are still being understood, more and more ADHD coaches are exploring how it can be a tool to support students. The ADHDcenter in the UK offers this great information to help you learn more!

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Featured Resource:  Check out this great video on job hunting with ADHD


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