Hi there! I am a Mom of, Wife of, and owner of ADHD brains! Our son was diagnosed with “severe, debilitating ADHD” along with ASD, cognitive/fine motor/gross motor/speech (expressive and receptive)/ and social delays. Three years later dyslexia was added to his list of dx. My husband introduced me to How to ADHD on YouTube and I was hooked! Research, advocating and observation led to my husband’s ADHD and dyslexia dx at 38, and my ADHD dx at 37. It’s sure nice to know it wasn’t because we were deficient that we struggle! Daughter is on her way to her own dx, at 5. The term “executive functioning deficits” was used SO MUCH! I learned that executive functioning is all about task completion through life, like organization, self-starting, time management, etc…
And so I looked up some books that I have found inspiring and helpful that I wanted to share with you all. The first is “The NOW Habit,” by Dr. Fiore. This book took every ounce of guilt away when it came to procrastination for me. And it helps you make big, ugly, I don’t want to do it tasks so much smaller! The second is “Smart But Scattered,” by Peg Dawson, EdD & Richard Guare, PhD. I’m only in Ch 4 on this one, but I absolutely love it as it is helping my assess mine AND my children’s executive functioning struggles while giving suggestions to help work around them.
What solutions have you all implemented in your lives to help with your family? I would love to know