The Executive Function Playbook - by Michael McLeod (Paperback)

About the Book

"This book will provide actionable strategies to manage and improve executive functions as they relate to ADHD to improve children's lives and academic performance. Readers will benefit from the practical tools, evidence-based techniques, and supportive voice of an expert coach as they navigate the challenges of ADHD and master the skills to live a more successful and independent life. Executive functioning skills address the key pain points experienced by kids with ADHD, including organization, time management, impulse control, and sustaining attention, as well as social and emotional concerns like anxiety and self-esteem. McLeod, through the techniques he uses in his successful Executive Function Internal Skills Model, shows readers how to support and enhance kids' lives. McLeod also expands on why these skills are essential for personal, academic, and professional growth, addressing the gap in accessible resources tailored to those with ADHD."-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

A practical and contemporary toolkit based on the latest reliable evidence for the parents and professionals helping youth with ADHD navigate the challenges it presents

In The Executive Function Playbook, ADHD and Executive Function Specialist Mike McLeod, delivers an evidence-based, effective toolkit for parents, teachers, therapists, counselors, principals, directors, and superintendents who work with and care for youth with ADHD. It's a playbook for success that equips you with the knowledge, acceptance, understanding, and info you need to dramatically improve the lives of young people who work every day to manage the challenges and struggles associated with ADHD.

The book is filled with real, practical strategies that work in the classroom, at home, in workplaces, and online. It demolishes the myths and pseudoscience served up by social media algorithms and draws on the author's extensive experience living with ADHD and treating youth with this diagnosis, as well as the latest research conducted by reputable academics and practitioners.

Inside the book:

• Candid, accurate discussions about the realities of living with ADHD and how to assist young people with the disorder to capitalize on their strengths and mitigate their weakness
• Specific, actionable strategies to deal with the most disruptive symptoms of ADHD, including impulsivity, inattention, time management deficits, and more
• A comprehensive exploration of the root causes of the executive function deficits caused by ADHD and the techniques you can use to help address them

ADHD is a complex and poorly understood disorder that is difficult to treat effectively. This does not mean that the parents and professionals who are responsible for youth with ADHD are doomed to a lifetime of frustration and futility. The Executive Function Playbook contains a powerful and complete collection of tools, strategies, case studies, success stories, and frameworks for significantly improving the lives of young people with ADHD. Readers will benefit from the latest research, information, and best practices as they confront the significant - but manageable - challenges that ADHD presents.

From the Back Cover

Praise for THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION PLAYBOOK

"Mike's book is a much-needed departure from the generic strategies and vague explanations that fill most executive function books. Mike offers something different--practical, concrete tools that actually make sense for today's busy families."
--RYAN WEXELBLATT, LCSW, Founder of ADHD Dude and Co-Host of The ADHD Parenting Podcast

"Mike simultaneously delivers hope and actual solutions, while being brutally honest, direct, and right."
--EMILY CHERKIN, MEd, The Screentime Consultant, Author of The Screentime Solution

"Having learned so much from Mike McLeod over the years, I know firsthand the depth of his expertise and the care he brings to families navigating ADHD. The Executive Function Playbook offers a clear, compassionate, and research-based roadmap that turns daily struggles into opportunities for growth and success."
--CARI EBERT, MS, CCC-SLP

"Mike McLeod offers hope for parents of kids struggling with ADHD. I can't wait to implement his concrete advice to help my son succeed."
--CYNTHIA DVORAK, Host of the Screen Less Play More Podcast

About the Author

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.