…very close to failing out of Ohio State and knew that if this didn’t work, I would probably never finish college. I had struggled in school academically, never understanding why…

…rather than recognizing their lack of executive function skills as the fundamental problem. These are the students who are likely to give up because they don’t know how to change…

…time, check with your spouse to verify availability, and then write down specific times you are available in the notes app on your phone. Then, when you try to make…

SMARTS-Success, Motivation, Awareness, Resilience, Talents, Success-is a web-based curriculum designed to help teachers create a school culture that celebrates students’ use of executive function strategies to overcome challenges and reach…

…to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities, 3rd Edition by Elizabeth C. Hamblet (2023). Used by permission of the publisher Rowman & Littlefield. All rights reserved. Follow the…

…use Time Aparts: pre-negotiated breaks from problematic interactions when folks can cool down. Time Aparts differ from Time Outs because they are not punishments. Time Aparts are non-blaming separations to…

…medication, re-contacting the prescriber for timely refills, educational reminders about ADHD and its treatment, and useful tips. We chose to use a text messaging approach for this program because text…

…sitting on the steps waiting for my return. He hadn’t gone inside the neighbor’s house (she was impressed with his training), but he gave her my phone number so she…

…cells and hold off some of the shortening of the telomeres in our cells. Equally, some lifestyle choices and stressors can also cause those telomeres to shorten more quickly. Researchers…

…FOUND YOURSELF PACING as you talk on the phone or fidgeting while sitting through meetings and lectures? Perhaps you find yourself concentrating better when you are chewing gum? Children are…

…now from the vantage point of an empty nest. Consider it a love letter to my children, my spouse, but most of all to you-the sisterhood of women living and…

…used to live next door, and our combined six kids flowed comfortably in and out of each other’s homes. Our house had a constant swirl, an unmistakable energy that seemed to…