The Executive Function Blog
Practical strategies, honest advice, and the science behind how your brain works.
Whether you're a student, an adult, or a parent trying to help, you'll find something useful here.
Top Ten Tips for Engaging Your Audience from an Executive Function Coach
When we design and present through an executive function lens, we increase our audience's ability to engage and learn. Here are 10 tips to help you work with your audience's brain rather than against it.
What Is Cognitive Flexibility? Why It Matters and How to Strengthen It.
Cognitive flexibility helps us adapt, find new solutions, and have more fun in daily life. Here's what it is, why it matters, and eight low-stakes ways to practice it this week.
NeuroDiversion 2026: What I Learned, Who I Met, and Why I'm Already Planning for 2027
A first-time recap of Neurodiversion, the Austin conference built for neurodivergent people and the people who support them. Three takeaways, three executive function skills you'll practice without meaning to, and why I'm already planning for 2027.
Executive Function Coaching vs. Tutoring: What's the Difference?
If your child is struggling in school, your first instinct might be to find a tutor. But if the challenges go beyond one subject, it might be worth asking a different question.
What Are Executive Function Skills? A Guide for Students and Adults.
Executive function skills are the brain's management system, helping us plan, focus, organize, and follow through. Learn what all 11 skills are, how they show up in daily life, and what it looks like when they're a struggle.
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