EF Apps & Tools

Fidget Tools for Regulation: Matching Sensory Needs to the Right Tool

Imagine trying to focus on a complex task while your body feels a powerful urge to pace, jump, or tap. For many neurodivergent learners, this restlessness is a form of communication from the brain, seeking the stimulation it needs to stay on track. While fidgeting has been dismissed as a modern-day distraction, tools like “worry … read more

Task Initiation, Executive Functioning, Neurodivergent Experiences

Practical Ways to Work With Autistic Inertia (Start, Stop, Switch)

Autistic inertia is when starting, stopping, or switching tasks feels hard, even when you want to do the thing. If you have ever searched “autism stuck” or “trouble switching tasks autism,” this might be the missing label. It can look like lying on the couch hungry, needing a shower, and still not moving. It can … read more

Attentional Control, Cognitive Flexibility, Emotional Control, Executive Functioning, Neurodivergence Research, Task Initiation

6 Practical Steps To Build a Dopamine Menu for ADHD (With Templates)

If you have ADHD and you get stuck starting tasks, a dopamine menu can give you a short, pre-chosen set of “reset” options so you can re-engage without losing an hour to scrolling. You know the moment: you open your laptop to write the email, and suddenly reorganizing the spice cabinet feels urgent. This post … read more

Executive Functioning

Improve Executive Function in Adults: A Realistic Guide

If you are an adult who keeps losing hours to unfinished tasks and you are wondering how to improve your executive function, this guide will walk you through practical ways to make daily life feel more manageable. Maybe you sit down to pay two bills and send one email, then look up an hour later … read more

Executive Functioning

9 Clear Signs Of Executive Dysfunction & Practical Ways To Work With It

If you keep getting stuck on tasks you genuinely care about, you may be dealing with executive dysfunction rather than laziness or a lack of willpower. This article is for neurodivergent adults, and the people who support them, who want to understand why everyday tasks can feel so hard and what to do about it. … read more

Emotional Control

ADHD Anger Management Strategies Backed By Brain Science

If you live with ADHD and feel like you go from calm to furious in a few seconds, you are not alone. Many adults describe a split second where something small goes wrong, their brain feels “hijacked,” and words or actions spill out before they can catch them. A few minutes later, the anger has … read more

Executive Functioning, Misc., Time Management

Motion AI Review: AI Calendar Support for Executive Functioning

In today’s fast-paced work culture, staying on top of tasks, meetings, and deadlines can feel overwhelming, especially when everything seems urgent and time is always in short supply. For many professionals, the stress of managing multiple responsibilities often spills over into personal time, making it harder to rest, recharge, or stay focused. This can lead … read more

Executive Functioning

Comparing Executive Functioning Curriculum, Interventions & Guidebooks

Executive functioning skills, such as planning, organization, time management, and self-regulation, are often overlooked despite laying the foundation for student success. Yet many students struggle quietly, falling behind in ways that were once misinterpreted as general academic challenges or lack of effort. Today, these challenges are recognized as executive dysfunction. Educators, families, and other professionals … read more

Wellness & Mental Health, Executive Functioning

6 Self-Care Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning

What if improving your executive functioning can start with taking better care of yourself? Executive functioning skills such as cognitive flexibility, self-monitoring, and planning are important for starting and maintaining healthy habits. Daily routines that include sleep, nutrition, mindfulness, movement, and social support can strengthen cognitive functioning, emotional regulation, and goal-directed behavior. In this article, … read more

Behaviors, Executive Functioning

PBIS Interventions for Students with Executive Function Challenges

A student who forgets homework, blurts out in class, or struggles to begin assignments may be seen as careless or disruptive. These behaviors often reflect executive functioning (EF) challenges, the mental skills that help us plan, organize, focus, and regulate emotions. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a popular framework in schools that promotes … read more