Help your child or teen with ADHD improve their working memory, time management, focus, and other executive functions by checking out these recommended books.
can be found in quizzes for parents of children ages 4-13. Take them to better understand your child’s executive function strengths and weaknesses — and your own. Comparing your quiz results with your child’s will provide insights as to why you both struggle to leave the house on time or become so irritated by your child’s messy bedroom.
“Executive Functioning Workbook for Kids: A Fun Adventure with Bora the Space Cat to Learn How to Plan, Prioritize, and Set Goals in Everyday Life”is no ordinary, monotonous fill-in-the-blank workbook that bores kids to sleep. It’s hardly a workbook at all but a light-hearted story of Bora the Space Cat’s adventures by Roy D. Phan, Ph.D.
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