Book Recommendations

For understanding Executive Function Disorder and ADHD

Brain Hacks: Life-Changing Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning

Lara Honos-Webb PhD

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb is a clinical psychologist and draws on her experience to explain executive functioning skills and solutions. She explores five core areas, provides self-assessments to help readers understand their own weaknesses, and strategies for overcoming executive function disorder. The book has exercises to strengthen skills and apply them to everyday situations. The goal is for readers to begin controlling their brain, rather than controlled by their brain.

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Smart But Scattered Teens: The Executive Skills Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

By
Richard Guare, Peg Dawson, and Colin Guare

A great guide for parents who often find their children suffers from procrastination or other signs of executive function disorder. It provides positive ways to improving their executive function skills.

What to Do When Good Enough Isn't Good Enough: The Real Deal on Perfectionism

By
Thomas S. Greenspon

The book is written for children in the 9 to 13 age range to help them understand how perfectionism impacts their ability to perform basic tasks. They may not even know they are suffering from the problem of perfectionism. In addition to explaining the problem through vignettes, the book includes exercises to help students relearn new ways of performing tasks and information for adults.