As a child and teen psychotherapist, I have seen an influx of parents telling me that their child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this post, I would like to delve into ADHD, ...

Children and teens with ADHD lack executive functioning skills. Executive functioning skills are cognitive processes that help us plan ahead, focus, remember instructions, and manage time (Langberg et ...

Executive dysfunction can occur with ADHD. Some ways you can manage it include keeping tasks visible, breaking up tasks, and setting alarms for time-based events. Executive dysfunction is a group of ...

If you’ve heard the phrase “executive functioning” recently, it probably came up in the context of ADHD, a common neurobehavioral condition which affects a person’s ability to stay focused, maintain a ...