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Executive Functioning: Why Your ADHD Child Can't Start
If you've watched your ADHD kid stare at something they can absolutely do, unable to start, this episode is for you.
Executive functioning is one of the biggest areas of impact in ADHD, and it's almost never what we think it is. Erica walks through what executive functions actually are, why they work as a team, and Dr. Russell Barkley's 30 percent rule, the developmental delay that has nothing to do with intelligence and everything to do with how the brain manages getting things done.
Your child isn't lazy. They aren't choosing not to try. They're working with a brain whose project-management system develops on a different timeline. And it can be supported.
FURTHER READING
The 30 percent rule, in plain language: https://lifeskillsadvocate.com/blog/adhd-executive-age/
Brain-maturity research from NIH: https://impactparents.com/blog/adhd/the-link-between-brain-maturity-academic-success-with-adhd/
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By Erica Neilson Mahoney M.EdIf you've watched your ADHD kid stare at something they can absolutely do, unable to start, this episode is for you.
Executive functioning is one of the biggest areas of impact in ADHD, and it's almost never what we think it is. Erica walks through what executive functions actually are, why they work as a team, and Dr. Russell Barkley's 30 percent rule, the developmental delay that has nothing to do with intelligence and everything to do with how the brain manages getting things done.
Your child isn't lazy. They aren't choosing not to try. They're working with a brain whose project-management system develops on a different timeline. And it can be supported.
FURTHER READING
The 30 percent rule, in plain language: https://lifeskillsadvocate.com/blog/adhd-executive-age/
Brain-maturity research from NIH: https://impactparents.com/blog/adhd/the-link-between-brain-maturity-academic-success-with-adhd/
Never miss an episode, join the behaviour coach podcast weekly newsletter.
If meltdowns are part of the daily picture, Meltdowns Mastery audio course. Pay what you can!