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.
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.
A great guide for parents who often find their children suffers from procrastination or other signs of executive function disorder. It provides positive ways to improving their executive function skills.
