Support For Adhd & Executive Functioning – Live Easier!

Harness your strengths and support your challenges with actionable strategies you can apply at home and at work.

What you’ll learn
Introduction to the course and instructor
What is Executive Functioning, how does it apply to living with ADHD, and how does it affect my life?
Harnessing the power of ROUTINE
Helpful tools
The problem solving process! How to identify patterns, break down the problem, and make a plan.
Reflecting on efficacy: is it working?
Requirements
You do not need to have a formal diagnosis to benefit from the tools and strategies in this course.
Description
Do you or your partner live with ADHD, Autism, or another disability that affects your organization and motivation? Do you find yourself frustrated by missing items, constant messes, and forgotten appointments? Learn to harness your gifts and support your challenges with actionable strategies you can apply at home and at work.In this course, students will learn how executive functioning skills affect the completion of day-to-day tasks. Executive functioning skills are imperative to organizing the spaces in your home and maintaining routines to complete important (if not mundane) tasks. The good news is, there are proven strategies that work to help you get done what you need to do!I will walk you through how to break down messy or problematic spaces in your home to make them more functional. I will also teach you how to establish your own routines to ensure important tasks are not forgotten or ignored. This course is designed for those who find themselves frustrated when traditional organizational structures and advice have repeatedly failed them.In this course, we will cover:What is Executive Functioning, how does it apply to living with ADHD, and how does it affect my life?Harnessing the power of ROUTINEHelpful toolsThe problem solving process: How to identify patterns, break down the problem, and make a plan.Reflecting on efficacy: is it working?You will complete short activities and self-reflections to help you tackle those spaces and tasks that are causing you stress and frustration.Partners of those with ADHD, Autism, or other diagnoses may find this course helpful to learn how to work collaboratively with their partners to create a more functional home space in a way that respects and acknowledges the different needs of neurodiverse populations.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: What is Executive Functioning and how does it affect my life?

Lecture 2 What is Executive Functioning and how does it apply to my life?

Section 3: Harnessing the power of ROUTINE

Lecture 3 The Power of Routine

Section 4: Helpful Tools

Lecture 4 Helpful Tools

Section 5: The problem solving process!

Lecture 5 The Problem Solving Process for Spaces and Stuff

Lecture 6 The Problem Solving Process for Tasks and Routines

Lecture 7 Tackling The Task – Strategies to Get Started and Stay Motivated

Section 6: Reflecting on efficacy: is it working?

Lecture 8 Wrapping Up – Reflecting on Efficacy

Neurodivergent humans (and those living with them!) who find their ADHD/ASD and executive functioning challenges impact day to day living, and are seeking easily accessible support to make functional improvements.