ABSTRACT

Impulsive, scattered, lost, unfocused, unprepared, disorganized: These are just a few of the words used to describe kids with executive functioning deficits, which commonly affect many children already diagnosed with ADHD, learning disabilities, and autism. The Impulsive, Disorganized Child: Solutions for Parenting Kids with Executive Functioning Difficulties helps parents pinpoint weak executive functions in their children, then learn how to help their kids overcome these deficits with practical, easy solutions. Children who can't select, plan, initiate, or sustain action toward their goals are children who simply struggle to succeed in school and other aspects of life. Parents need the helpful, proven advice and interactive surveys and action plans in this book to empower them to take positive action to teach their disorganized, impulsive child to achieve independence, success, and a level of self-support.

chapter Chapter 1|16 pages

The Big Deal About Executive Functioning

chapter Chapter 2|19 pages

General Support for Executive Functioning Difficulties

chapter Chapter 3|18 pages

Holding Back Impulses

chapter Chapter 4|24 pages

Keeping Information in Working Memory

chapter Chapter 5|22 pages

Shifting, Being Flexible, and Regulating Emotion

chapter Chapter 6|20 pages

Focusing and Self-Monitoring

chapter Chapter 7|16 pages

Not Just Ordinary Organizing

chapter Chapter 8|18 pages

Managing Time

chapter Chapter 9|20 pages

Taking Action

chapter Chapter 10|16 pages

Sustaining Effort

chapter Chapter 12|12 pages

Children With Two Homes

chapter Chapter 13|9 pages

Looking Forward