ABSTRACT
In Chapter 1, we reviewed the current view of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as a problem related to executive function/motivational deficits. That is, executive functions represent the self-regulation that allows you to identify and follow through on tasks across time in order to achieve personally relevant objectives. The issue for most people with ADHD is not an absence of goals or lack of desire, but rather the fact that ADHD interferes with the consistent follow-through on the step-by-step process over time to achieve those goals, especially when the payoff does not follow soon enough. For example, we all want to be in better physical shape, but it is difficult to follow through on the daily routine of eating better and exercising until we start to see the results we want.
