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Education > Tutoring
ADHD: When Your Child Needs a Tutor vs an Executive Functioning Coach
...Distinction: Content vs. Process. A tutor teaches academic content. An executive functioning coach teaches the systems that make academic work possible....Distinction: Content vs. Process. A tutor teaches academic content. An executive functioning coach teaches the systems that make academic work possible. Tutors address:...
Education > Higher Education
Best Colleges for Students with Disabilities: A Comparison of Top Support Programs
...Level 2: Structured Support The program adds regular academic coaching, executive functioning support, and sometimes peer mentoring. Students meet weekly...Structured Support The program adds regular academic coaching, executive functioning support, and sometimes peer mentoring. Students meet weekly or biweekly...
Education > Other
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
...or more areas AND a diagnosed disability that impacts learning or daily functioning. The disability can be a learning disability (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia),...might compose complex stories verbally. The student who struggles with executive function might excel at abstract problem-solving. The child with autism...
Education > Higher Education
New Transitional Living Program for Young Adults with Special Needs
...Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Executive Functioning Challenges, ADHD, and...Learning Disabilities, Executive Functioning Challenges, ADHD, and Emotional and/...skills, developing and strengthening executive functioning skills (like organization,...developing and strengthening executive functioning skills (like organization,...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Why can't my kid get organized!?: ADHD and Executive Functioning
...hoped would have disappeared over the summer. Executive functioning, which is located in the frontal lobe...would have disappeared over the summer. Executive functioning, which is located in the frontal lobe region of...responsible for our ability to organize information and execute directions. ADHD is a neurological disorder and...
Parenting > Diagnosis
Early Diagnosis and Independent Assessments: Paving the Path for Your Child's Success
...Comprehensive assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition, neuro-psychological and executive functioning, language, problem solving, social skills,...assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition, neuro-psychological and executive functioning, language, problem solving, social skills,...
Parenting > Diagnosis
Early Diagnosis and Independent Assessments: Paving the Way for Your Child's Success
...Comprehensive assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition, neuro-psychological and executive functioning, lan- guage, problem solving, social skills, attention, memory,...assessments (verbal/non-verbal cognition, neuro-psychological and executive functioning, lan- guage, problem solving, social skills, attention, memory, and adaptive...
Education > K-12
The Special Education Evaluation Process: What Parents Need to Know
...already suspect. The most common assessment types are: Psychological evaluation: measures cognitive ability, processing speed, working memory, and executive function. These tests help...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
...that makes it nearly impossible to focus. Cognitive symptoms are equally invisible. Memory problems, slowed processing speed, and difficulty with executive function don't announce themselves the way mobility issues do. Your child may forget instructions given five minutes ago, struggle to...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences
...different assignments and finished none. The frustration builds on both sides. Executive function challenges affect students across all learning differences: dyslexia,...smoothly, school becomes harder than it needs to be. The good news is that executive function skills respond to practical support. Research shows that external...
Special Needs > Cancer
Returning to School After Childhood Cancer: What Families Need to Know
...how their brain processes information. Chemotherapy, radiation, and prolonged illness affect working memory, processing speed, attention span, and executive function. The neurological consequences require specific accommodations, and most schools won't recognize them unless you know what to ask for. What...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
...cause dyslexia or anxiety, but the neurological systems they affect intersect. Phonological processing deficits appear in both ADHD and dyslexia. Executive function challenges that define ADHD also make it harder to manage the cognitive load of anxiety. Sleep disruption, common in ADHD, worsens both attention...