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How to Improve Your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills

Students with ADHD typically have many strengths. They are often very bright and excel at thinking critically and solving complex problems. However, they tend to struggle significantly with their executive functioning skills, including planning, organization, time management, and task initiation. As students progress through school, these executive functioning skills become increasingly important. Furthermore, weak executive functioning skills can negatively affect one’s self-esteem. Help your child with ADHD develop stronger executive functioning skills with the ideas detailed below.

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Does Your Child Need ADHD Tutoring?

Does your child forget to complete their assignments, turn in their homework late, or struggle to stay focused on tasks? Intelligence is likely not the issue; instead, they may be struggling with their executive functioning skills. ADHD tutoring can teach your child structured, research-based strategies to help them build their organization, planning, time management, and overall executive functioning skills.

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Dr. Emily Levy on the Jennifer Purcell Interview Podcast: Strategies for Students with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities

Topic: Living with an Invisible Learning Challenge Date published: 7/28/23 Listen to the full podcast here In this podcast, Dr. Levy discusses nonverbal learning disabilities and strategies that can help students with NVLD thrive in school.  Individuals with nonverbal learning disabilities typically have many strengths but also exhibit academic challenges. For instance, they may have difficulty with reading comprehension, especially …

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Dr. Emily Levy on the My Child Will Thrive Podcast: Tips for Advocating for Your Special Needs Child

Topic: How parents can help their special education child Date published: 2/15/23 Listen to the full podcast here In this podcast, Dr. Levy discusses ways parents can advocate for their special education child to help them thrive in school. Special education students often have many gifts, but they also have unique and individual needs. Some thrive in math but struggle …