An effective collection of worksheets, activities, tools, and resources for the parents and teachers of young people with ADHD
The Executive Function Playbook in Action: Activities and Strategies to Support Kids with ADHD is the ultimate hands-on guide for parents and educators working with students to improve their executive function skills. Instead of focusing exclusively on external strategies, this companion workbook to The Executive Function Playbook takes a groundbreaking approach that shows parents and practitioners how to help young people build self-regulation, self-motivation, and independence.
The resources contained in this workbook help parents and educators walk students through the steps they can take to improve their planning, organization, and time management abilities. They'll learn how to complete tasks independently and reduce their reliance on frequent external prompts and interventions to help them get things done.
The Executive Function Playbook in Action is focused on long-term success, helping anyone who works with young people with ADHD build on initial accomplishments to generate lasting improvements to executive function skills.
Inside the book:
- Step-by-step instructions for parents and professionals who need to plan lessons, group work, and individual student work
- Student assessment and self-assessment tools that highlight progress and identify specific areas for improvement
- Practical, evidence-based exercises covering self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, self-evaluation, social executive function, screentime, and verbal and non-verbal working memory
- Chapters on authoritative parenting, college success, and strategies for common “failure to launch” setbacks
Filled with practical resources for adults working with youth with ADHD, The Executive Function Playbook in Action is an invaluable collection of worksheets, activities, strategies, and walkthroughs designed to make a concrete difference in the lives of young people with ADHD and the people who work with and care for them.
Table of Contents:
Welcome to the Playbook in Action vii
Chapter 1 The Foundational Skills: Understanding and Strengthening Nonverbal and Verbal Working Memory 1
Chapter 2 Self- Awareness: Helping Children Recognize Themselves, Their Choices, and Their Impact 25
Chapter 3 Self- Regulation: Helping Children Manage Their Emotions, Language, Body, and Behavior 63
Chapter 4 Self- Motivation: Helping Kids and Teens Take Initiative, Persist Through Challenges, and Follow Through 79
Chapter 5 Self- Evaluation: Helping Kids Learn from the Past, Reflect in the Present, and Build a Better Future 97
Chapter 6 Playbook Parenting: Building Leadership, Consistency, and Calm Authority in the Home 119
Chapter 7 Home Executive Functioning: Creating Structure, Boundaries, and Predictability Where It Matters Most 175
Chapter 8 Homework: Ending the Daily Battles and Building Independent Work Habits 211
Chapter 9 Academic Executive Functioning: Empowering Teachers and School Staff to Build Executive Function Skills in the Classroom 241
Chapter 10 Social Executive Functioning: Building Real Connection Through Perspective- Taking, Awareness, and Reciprocity 271
Chapter 11 Screen Time: Ending the Addiction Cycle and Reclaiming Real- World Executive Functioning 295
Chapter 12 ADHD Hope: Finding Hope, Healing, and Executive Function Progress— One Day at a Time 325
Index 329
About the Author :
MICHAEL MCLEOD, MA, CCC-SLP TSSLD, is the founder of GrowNOW ADHD, an organization that helps educators, counselors, and parents provide executive function coaching for kids and families. He’s a keynote speaker and trainer who uses his unique GrowNOW Internal Skills Model to help young people living with ADHD build executive function capabilities and resiliency.
