Mindprint is a cognitive assessment developed at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine that provides students, parents, and tutors with key insights into how each student learns in order to best help students succeed. This one hour online...
Executive Function
Procrastination: What It Is and How to Handle It
In our latest video, we discuss procrastination and how best to handle it. Procrastinating is something that nearly all of us do. But for some students putting off tasks can lead to the feeling that even starting them is impossible, leading to unnecessary stress and...
What to Watch for: Some Symptoms of Executive Function Disorder (EFD)
(Part two of this two-part series discusses possible signs of executive functioning issues.) In part one of this series, we compared and contrasted Executive Function Disorder (EFD) and ADD/ADHD. In part two, we would like to take a closer look at EFD. In an article...
Executive Function & ADD/ADHD – Part I
(Part one of this two-part series examines the relationship between executive functioning issues and ADD or ADHD.) ADD, ADHD, EFD, IEP. If you are encountering all these acronyms for the first time, you might feel as if you are wading in alphabet soup. How are these...
Effective Executive Function Skills—Organization Tips for Busy Students (and Parents!)
Several times during the run of the hit TV series Sherlock, the title character (Sherlock Holmes) uses a memory technique called a “mind palace” to call up information stored in his brain. TV plots being what they are, the attempt nearly always yields spectacular...
Can My Child Benefit From Executive Function Coaching?
(Part 2 in our Executive Function series. Check out last week's EF article: The Importance of Developing Effective Executive Function Skills). According to the medical website WebMD, “problems with executive function can run in families. You may notice them when...
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