ADHD and Executive Function - 8 Tips
8 Tips for Executive Dysfunction
What is Executive Function?
According to Dr. Russel Barkley:
“Executive function is the cognitive process that organizes thoughts and activities, prioritizes tasks, manages time efficiently, and makes decisions.
Executive function skills are the skills that help us establish structures and strategies for managing projects and determine the actions required to move each project forward.
Individuals with executive dysfunction often struggle to analyze, plan, organize, schedule, and complete tasks at all — or on deadline. They misplace materials, prioritize the wrong things, and get overwhelmed by big projects.”
People with ADHD often struggle with the following 7 Executive Dysfunctions:
1. Self-awareness
2. Inhibition
3. Non-verbal working memory
4. Verbal working memory
5. Emotional self-regulation
6. Self motivation
7. Planning and Problem solving
In this video, I will share with you 8 Tips to overcome Executive Dysfunction!
References:
ADDitude
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:10 What is Executive Function?
1:08 Tip 1 Write it down
1:52 Tip 2 Make time external
2:42 Tip 3 Pair boring tasks with interesting ones
3:23 Tip 4 Only focus on what’s essential
4:00 Tip 5 Define what “Done” looks like
4:41 Tip 6 Break down big task into smaller ones
5:22 Tip 7 Create a document hotspot
5:47 Tip 8 Create a place for everything
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