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44: Best of Executive Functioning with Lesley PsyD

Struggle Care

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The Importance of Executive Function in ADHD

The core feature of something like ADHD is that these symptoms are fundamentally unpredictable and don't make sense with the environment people with ADHD can have incredible deficits and executive function on a day where everything is going their way there is nothing wrong they feel great. But conversely they could be having the worst day of their life and remember everything and they don't respond to typical interventions so things like just slow down and focus just use a planner right? It's easier to be kind to yourself in that midst maybe I do need to just take it easy today but if you have ADHD or really any of these diagnoses that can create executive functioning issues we don't tend to give ourselves the same kind of kindness as others

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