The Executive Function Podcast

Learn why nearly 50% of college Freshman with ADHD struggle, and how to beat the odds with college-ready strategies. Join the college prep summer group to develop skills like managing money, keeping a schedule, and more. Get your teen 100% ready for college with proven strategies and neurodiverse-friendly brain hacks.

Team,  Executive Function needs are invisible, and our kids are often able to cope well enough that schools don't see the true struggle. So, how do we, as parents and educators, advocate so that our kids are supported and understood?  My friend and fellow executive function expert, Seth Perler, and I are teaming up for a 3-part series on Advocacy! Listen to part 1 here, where we talk about the need for and possible impact of accommodations for executive function!  And, check out Seth's work on his website and The Executive Function Online Summit, which will happen in just a few months!  My Launch to College Group for high school and transfer students and families starts soon! Click here to sign up so your child is college-ready by the end of the summer (and you can rest assured the tuition is safely invested because your child has tools to avoid failing out!)  All our love, Sarah and Seth  Audience: all ages and contexts

What do you use to regulate your energy? Maybe you fidget with your clothes or jewelry or get up and move? Michael Malkin and Luce Fuller from Calm Strips developed a super cool way to manage your energy, and they share the Calm Strips story, their own executive function strategies, and a lot of laughs on this week's show!  Learn more about Calm Strips or watch them on Shark Tank.  All  my love, Sarah  Audience: all ages and contexts

Navigating the Special Ed World is tough! On the IEP OMG Show, I share insider tips on how to secure and maintain the best supports for your child with special needs. These bite-sized shows will leave you informed, inspired, and ready to rock any SST, 504, or IEP. (PS this show is still for you if you don’t yet know what those are!) Let me guide you through what is often confusing and overwhelming. Team up with me on IEP OMG!

Making goals can be exhilarating! Keeping the momentum, however, is not as much fun. It takes real work and the right mix of baseline strategies. In this episode, we uncover the two non-negotiables that need to be in place in order to create lasting change, and we explore practical ways to get them! (It's not extra work, but, instead, small changes to what you already do!)  Hey Kid Pep Talk is at 11:45 sarahkesty.com IEPOMG.com  All my love, Sarah Audience: all ages and contexts

Team, You'll love hearing from Jeff Snyder, an autistic adult who speaks nationally in support of neurodiversity. Jeff shares his personal strategies and an incredible story about how he realized he had autism! In the show, Jeff also shares and recommends others in the neurodiverse community, including: Jeff Snyder's Going the Distance Blog and Speaking; Equally Fit; Uniquely Human.  Thanks for listening and all my love, Sarah Audience: all ages and contexts

Hey Kid, Did you know that I can predict your grades, your energy, and your schedule based on the month? And no, I'm not psychic! School terms follow a pattern, and those patterns of demands, interest, and energy levels can be predicted--and supported with strategies! When you listen, let the feelings simmer for a bit: you're not alone, and there's lots of hope! Because for every challenge (predicted or not), there's a strategy to support your brain and get you through!  All my love, you school rollercoaster rider, you!  Sarah  Audience: all ages and contexts

Team, This week we get to hear from the brilliant Emily Kircher-Morris who specializes in supporting kids with Twice Exceptional brains---meaning they are highly intelligent and also needing support with executive function! Sound familiar? She shares some great strategies and perspectives with us, all the while letting her love for our innovative kids shine! You will love her insights and her personal story (she challenged her teacher about the utility of rewriting spelling words after she'd mastered them! Sounds familiar again, right?) You can find Emily's Neurodiversity Podcast here, and order her book, "Teaching Twice Exceptional Learners in Today's Classroom" here. In the show, we talk about the Book, Punished By Rewards by Alfie Kohn (none of these are affiliate links; just sharing great info). All my love, Sarah

No one would be cool with shaming someone who had a visible disability, yet the assuming, blaming, and shaming is loaded onto people with executive function challenges. Jump on this ride as we explore how to rethink our approach to invisible struggles. This week's pep talk is one of my BEST, and it starts at 13:25.  All my love, Sarah sarahkesty.com/groups  Audience: all ages and contexts

Let's make your home executive function-friendly! If your brain just kind of organizes itself, it may be tricky to understand the types of supports your child needs for their executive function growth. Conversely, if your brain is naturally disorganized, you may know what to do but have difficulty doing it. Either way, there's a strategy for that struggle too, my Tribe! Seth Perler is our honored guest on the show today, where we dive into his top recommendations for making your home executive function-friendly.  Want more of this awesomeness? Join us at the Executive Function Online Summit August 2021!  Sign up for The Executive Function Online Summit (Tefos) Free weekend event! August 20th-22nd, 2021. bit.ly/tefos21  Seth on YouTube Seth's website P.S. Thank you to all who reached out while the show was on an unplanned break. My health took me by surprise, but it's getting better every day. Thanks for the love! I won't leave you hanging again. In fact, I'm strategizing to make future episodes as a just-in-case we hit health bumps in the road again. You are amazing, Tribe! All my love to you!  Audience: all ages and contexts