The Executive Function Playbook in Action: Activities and Exercises to Support Kids with ADHD - Softcover

McLeod, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 139436458X ISBN 13: 9781394364589

Verlag: Jossey-Bass, 2026

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An effective collection of worksheets, activities, tools, and resources for the parents and teachers of young people with ADHD

The Executive Function Playbook in Action: Activities and Strategies to Support Kids with ADHD is the ultimate hands-on guide for parents and educators working with students to improve their executive function skills. Instead of focusing exclusively on external strategies, this companion workbook to The Executive Function Playbook takes a groundbreaking approach that shows parents and practitioners how to help young people build self-regulation, self-motivation, and independence.

The resources contained in this workbook help parents and educators walk students through the steps they can take to improve their planning, organization, and time management abilities. They'll learn how to complete tasks independently and reduce their reliance on frequent external prompts and interventions to help them get things done.

The Executive Function Playbook in Action is focused on long-term success, helping anyone who works with young people with ADHD build on initial accomplishments to generate lasting improvements to executive function skills.

Inside the book:

• Step-by-step instructions for parents and professionals who need to plan lessons, group work, and individual student work
• Student assessment and self-assessment tools that highlight progress and identify specific areas for improvement
• Practical, evidence-based exercises covering self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, self-evaluation, social executive function, screentime, and verbal and non-verbal working memory
• Chapters on authoritative parenting, college success, and strategies for common “failure to launch” setbacks

Filled with practical resources for adults working with youth with ADHD, The Executive Function Playbook in Action is an invaluable collection of worksheets, activities, strategies, and walkthroughs designed to make a concrete difference in the lives of young people with ADHD and the people who work with and care for them.

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MICHAEL MCLEOD, MA, CCC-SLP TSSLD, is the founder of GrowNOW ADHD, an organization that helps educators, counselors, and parents provide executive function coaching for kids and families. He’s a keynote speaker and trainer who uses his unique GrowNOW Internal Skills Model to help young people living with ADHD build executive function capabilities and resiliency.

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AN ESSENTIAL COLLECTION OF WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIES, AND TOOLS FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING WITH ADHD

The Executive Function Playbook in Action: Activities and Strategies to Support Kids with ADHD is the ultimate hands-on guide to helping students with ADHD improve their executive function skills. In the book, ADHD and executive function specialist, Michael McLeod, delivers a groundbreaking new approach for parents and practitioners teaching young people self-regulation, self-motivation, and independence.

The Executive Function Playbook in Action contains an expansive collection of evidence-based resources that directly help students improve their abilities to plan, organize, and manage their time. They’ll learn how to complete tasks independently and reduce their reliance on external prompts and interventions as they get things done. The book takes a long-term approach that’s filled with rewarding “quick wins,” building on initial accomplishments to generate momentum and enthusiasm.

McLeod provides a detailed, step-by-step guide for professionals and parents doing their best to guide loved ones and students as they overcome the significant hurdles posed by ADHD. The tools contained in this book are proven to create a concrete, measurable improvement in the lives of young people with ADHD and those who help them.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jossey-Bass
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 139436458X
• ISBN 13: 9781394364589
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Wiley-VCH GmbH; product_safety@wiley.com; ; Boschstrasse 12; Weinheim; 69469; Deutschland