Optimizing Executive Functions in Children and Adults with ADHD (with Adele Diamond, Ph.D.)

Executive functioning skills range from working memory to cognitive flexibility to inhibitory control, and beyond. They power our daily functioning, future planning, and mental/physical health. In this hour-long ADDitude webinar with Adele Diamond, Ph.D., learn how to improve core EFs through recommended activities, exercises, and games.
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Related Resources:
1. Read: What Is Executive Function? 7 Deficits Tied to ADHD
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2. Schoolhouse Blocks - A Guide to Building Foundational Executive Functions
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3. eBook: "How the ADHD Brain Works"
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[@ea748]

Please. Where can I find a program that is clear and that I can stick to to improve my executive functions? How the f* do I learn to believe in myself when I don't even know what that feels like or means? Also, I'm a musician. My music making and playing with others has not been enough to help me tackle my ADHD. In the reverse, my ADHD has hindered me from making musical progress in so many ways. I was desperately hoping to get some kind of help or input as to how to help myself. This flow of non specific types of training and general information on the brain is not something I can work with. If I were able to gather and sort this ocean of information, tips and tricks, I would not have ADHD. Please design lectures on ADHD for us who actually have it.

[@SuraDoes]

I feel the same way. I think finding an executive function coach or occupational therapist may help you. I am looking into it now.

[@RobertEWaters]

Wonderful, practical advice.

[@inge-ingenisiakatjiuongua8832]

Wow, the Coca-Cola study that was a great technique used by the Principal. I will definitely share it with teachers during our trainings for them to try out. Thank you

[@paulotoole4950]

I wonder if Yoga is suffering from the Tae Kwon Do problem in that it needs to be taught more traditionally like Tai Chi? It would be worth studying I would have thought because if you can work out the reason or reasons for the difference you could then apply it to anything. Sorry this might not be obvious however Tai Chi is slow kata so is yoga really and traditional TKD is kata heavy. My point being that it is a series of known movements done paying attention to the breathing and very nit picky body placement so why the difference?

[@unclefester9113]

Accentrate.... Holy Moley - that stuff is expensive $$$$

[@vavupofeo]

And it doesn't do anything. Waste of money.

[@KariKauree]

Why was she shouting the whole time (that's what it sounded like to me) :(

[@cheeks6310]

I agree. The irony that a woman talking about adhd etc is speaking so sharply and the tone is very tinny. Ouch

[@paulotoole4950]

@@cheeks6310 Yeah it was a competition between that and a really interesting informative talk. I honestly thought it was a New Jersey accent however she is from Canada so not sure at all what was going on.

[@nickdecamp1558]

She grew up in Brooklyn and Queens.

[@paulotoole4950]

@@nickdecamp1558 Yeah I was getting that New York vibe.