The Executive Function Playbook in Action

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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.

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AN ESSENTIAL COLLECTION OF WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIES, AND TOOLS FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING WITH ADHD The Executive Function Playbook in Action: Activities and Strategies to Support Kids with ADHD is the ultimate hands-on guide to helping students with ADHD improve their executive function skills. In the book, ADHD and executive function specialist, Michael McLeod, delivers a groundbreaking new approach for parents and practitioners teaching young people self-regulation, self-motivation, and independence. The Executive Function Playbook in Action contains an expansive collection of evidence-based resources that directly help students improve their abilities to plan, organize, and manage their time. They'll learn how to complete tasks independently and reduce their reliance on external prompts and interventions as they get things done. The book takes a long-term approach that's filled with rewarding "quick wins," building on initial accomplishments to generate momentum and enthusiasm. McLeod provides a detailed, step-by-step guide for professionals and parents doing their best to guide loved ones and students as they overcome the significant hurdles posed by ADHD. The tools contained in this book are proven to create a concrete, measurable improvement in the lives of young people with ADHD and those who help them.

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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