Book Recommendations

For understanding Executive Function Disorder and ADHD

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

Daniel J. Siegel , Tina Payne Bryson, and Tina Payne Bryson

This guide helps parents understand how their children's brains are developing, and offers strategies on helping with the day-to-day struggles of raising a child.

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Thriving with Adult ADHD: Skills to Strengthen Executive Functioning

By
Phil Boissiere, MFT

Author Phil Boissiere spent a decade working with adults in Silicon Valley with ADHD. The book is based on his work with those patients and clinical work at Massachusetts General Hospital. In the book he provides methods for developing executive function skills, stress management, and organization skills. He also explains how to adopt executive function skills across all aspects of life. The book includes self-assessments for identifying strengths and weaknesses as well as solutions to overcoming and managing symptoms of ADHD.

Focus and Thrive: Executive Functioning Strategies for Teens

By
Laurie Chaikind McNulty LCSW-C

Targeting teenagers from 13 to 17 who struggle with executive function, Focus and Thrive is designed to help students grow their executive function skill set. Laurie Chaikind McNulty goes into the importance of daily routines, making plans, and managing time as key for staying focused. She offers life hacks for practical problems and strategies for a variety of situations teenagers with executive function disorder may have trouble with.