Executive functioning skills are the essential capacities that help kids make better decisions, learn from their mistakes, and set goals. However, these skills often aren’t as fully developed in children […]

Football is the most popular television sport in the United States. This means that many kids watch live and televised amatuer, high school, college and professional football and observe their […]

Some parents of children with ADHD might have discovered that parenting methods that work for most kids might not be as effective with theirs. What they may not know is […]

Is playing Minecraft good for kids with autism? According to Stuart Duncan, founder of Autcraft, Minecraft is one of the best games for kids with autism because of its open-ended, […]

Watch children play video games and observe their attention and focus on the task at hand. For many kids, particularly those with ADHD, Learning Disabilities, or executive-functioning concerns, video games […]

Video games are often perceived as a solitary activity, but this is far from accurate. Information from a 2015 study conducted by the Pew Research Center indicated that 83% of […]

Dance is great exercise, artistic, athletic, and an opportunity for joy. It is also one of the best activities for practicing and improving executive functions. Dancers must follow a sequence […]

In a previous article, I wrote about how psychologists differ in their definitions of executive functions. Some focus on aspects of working memory and planning, while others view the core […]

Teaching children academic and study skills is crucial to their future in education and their life as a whole. Kids with ADHD need to learn these skills and apply them […]

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Our friends and colleagues, Linda Roggli of ADDiva.net and Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster […]