In January many of us set lofty goals for the new year. Then life (and/or our executive function deficits) stop us in our tracks. What halts many of us is the brain’s challenge with planning the time
Continue readingI am honored to be a speaker at the upcoming Learning Disabilities of America International conference in Baltimore, MD next month. The event runs from February 16th – 19th, 2017. There are wonderful keynote
Continue readingIf you are looking for inspiration going into this week, let it be this. I came across this quote in a friend’s holiday letter, and
Continue readingFinding the perfect planner is incredibly important to support good executive functioning, but it can also take a lot of trial and error! I personally use a daily printed sheet that I created. I share
Continue readingUnlike me, my mother did not have challenges with executive functions. She was not one to sit around and procrastinate. As the new year has arrived, I can hear her saying: “It’s time to get going!” I
Continue readingEver since I became absorbed by the world of executive functions, I look at people’s behaviors – even the news -through the lens of the brain’s executive functioning. Everything we do boils
Continue readingIn the six years since I first published the Seeing My Time workbook, my work with executive functions has taken me to so many places. Recently I was on the road at 6:30 AM driving to the Albany, New
Continue readingI was recently asked to prepare a full day workshop in Glosterville, New York for a wonderful organization called Transitions. This program does fabulous work in their community, preparing teens and young
Continue readingA classic parental complaint I hear is how teens manage to stretch their homework to last for hours. “If he would just sit down and do it, he would be done in no time!” My answer to this is
Continue readingOn September first, I had a dream come true. I was given the opportunity to present to all of the middle school teachers and principals for the entire Hillsboro School District here in Oregon – something
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