Not a product, “organization” is a process of figuring out what will work for your disorganized student.

Classroom accommodations are a vital part of the management process for students who struggle with sustained attention.  Parents are encouraged to collaborate with their students’ educators to consider these classroom accommodations designed to increase their focus on instructions and tasks while facilitating success in their academic and personal efforts. Increase Focus on Instructions Provide preferential seating…

High school and college students may find it helpful to schedule an appointment with themselves at the beginning of the week to complete a preview of what to expect. To do so, download the Student Weekly Review Worksheet and follow these instructions. Past-Forward First, look at the past week and see if there are any…

Self-management involves the executive skills that are necessary to stay on track in life and then get back on track when we have lost our way. Self-Monitoring Self-monitoring is the ability to think about your thinking, self-evaluate, and self-regulate to stop unproductive behaviors and stay the course to reaching your goals.  Children with poor self-monitoring often…

It’s not about the planner! Managing your time and tasks requires you to think about, prioritize, plan, start, and complete daily tasks. Time and Priority Management Time management involves estimating how much time you have and then figuring out how to best allocate your time to stay within time limits/deadlines to achieve your goals.  Kids and adults…

These three executive skills involve attention management: sustained attention, working memory, and organization. Sustained Attention Sustained attention is the ability to maintain attention to a specific situation or task despite distractions, poor mental energy, fatigue, or boredom.   This skill is often misunderstood because of some of the terms we have used to describe this problem…