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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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

By
James Clear

James Clear outlines a framework for changing habits and creating new routines. The strategies are practical advice for modifying simple behaviors. He draws on concepts rooted in sciences like biology, psychology, and neuroscience, but simplified for ordinary readers. For people struggling with executive function, forming routines can help, and this book is designed to help form new habits, create a positive environment for change, and guide those who struggle with motivation.

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.