Do you struggle to initiate tasks, even important ones? Is it a struggle for you to keep your materials and space organized? Do you find yourself constantly running late or forgetting important meetings or due dates? If any of these challenges ring true for you or your child, executive function coaching with Alex can help!
The Savvy Tutor is an expert in executive functioning coaching and can help individuals of all ages improve their executive functioning skills. Executive functioning coaching entails working with students and professionals to help them improve organization, time-and task-management, and self-regulation.
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Feeling Trapped in a Whirlwind? Executive Functioning Coaching Can Help You Regain Control!
Is staying organized a task you just can’t seem to conquer? Is procrastination your middle name? How about keeping up with meetings and important dates — do those seem to slip your mind frequently?
If you’re nodding your head right now (or thinking, “That’s absolutely my child,”), ADHD executive functioning coaching in White Plains, NY, can help you (or them) feel empowered because those traits might not be personality quirks as much as signs of ADHD.
Fortunately, coach Alex of The Savvy Tutor can help you or your child master time management, self-regulation, organization, and focus — converting challenges into triumphs.
Understanding Executive Functioning and ADHD
Before exploring what ADHD coaching can do for you, let’s first go over the fundamentals. Executive functions are all the skills required to navigate everyday life, including initiating and maintaining focus on a task, staying organized, and regulating impulses.
How ADHD Affects Executive Functioning
With ADHD, the part of the brain responsible for these functions is sluggish, making it difficult for it to perform executive functions.
For this reason, you may struggle subconsciously to prioritize, manage your time, or remain on task. Other areas potentially affected by ADHD include:
- Striving for and setting goals
- Solving problems
- Recalling important information
- Making plans
- Learning from past actions
- Regulating emotions
- Controlling reactions
- Staying focused (especially on tasks that don’t interest you)
- Noticing details
- Making careless mistakes
Why ADHD Impacts Executive Functioning
Simply put, the prefrontal cortex — the area of the brain responsible for executive functions — is underactive in those with ADHD. As a neurodevelopmental issue, it originates during brain development. However, researchers don’t fully understand why, but they currently believe the following plays a role:
- Genetics
- Environmental factors
- Neurotransmitter imbalances
- Brain structure and function differences
Challenges Associated With Executive Functioning Difficulties
Perhaps you’ve been going through life thinking the difficulties associated with ADHD were normal, or they haven’t affected you immensely and are just inconveniences.
However, executive functioning difficulties can hold you back from obtaining jobs and promotions, have you missing major events, limit your ability to further your education, and interfere with your relationships with others. This condition could impact your ability to keep your house orderly and effectively manage your finances.
For children, their schoolwork and social interactions with their peers could feel the strain of ADHD.
Ultimately, no matter the age, the effects of ADHD may trickle into a person’s mental health, potentially leading to depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem.
How ADHD Executive Functioning Coaching in White Plains NY, Helps
Having ADHD doesn’t mean you’re broken. Think of the brain of someone with ADHD as an unfinished puzzle. By searching for “ADHD coaching near me,” you’ll find The Savvy Tutor, who offers assistance to put the pieces together for you or your little one.
Through expert ADHD coaching from coach Alex, you (or your child) will work on the areas of life this issue weighs heavily on — after a comprehensive evaluation, of course.
Get an Idea of What Coaching Looks Like
To give you an idea, let’s say you wrestle with completing tasks promptly. Professional guidance provides techniques to stay on task and tackle your to-dos more efficiently. You’ll learn to break large projects into smaller, more manageable ones.
By acquiring the necessary tools to boost productivity and set and achieve goals, you’ll be able to celebrate both small and large victories along your journey.
On the other hand, if your weakness is staying on track, coaching offers invaluable support to help you develop strategies to stay focused, such as learning to prioritize, creating a routine, and taking breaks after prolonged periods of intense concentration.
Understanding how to create an environment for yourself free from distractions can improve your focus significantly as well, which is another part of what you’ll learn from coaching.
Parent Coaching for Children With ADHD
While working one-on-one with the child helps them cultivate the skills needed to thrive despite ADHD, executive functioning coaching also involves working with you as the parent. As a result, you’ll have the tools to support your child, reinforce positive behaviors, and create an environment that encourages healthy development despite obstacles.
This type of ADHD coaching includes learning how to best tackle behavioral problems through positive reinforcement and consistency. During sessions, you’ll learn the importance of giving your child clear instructions as well as other helpful strategies, such as creating charts as visual aids and giving your kid reminders to help them keep focused.
You’ll also learn to remain calm and walk away for a breather when a situation becomes emotionally overwhelming because anger and frustration only exacerbate the problem. By regrouping, you can respond with a clearer mind and from an angle that promotes a more constructive resolution.
Choosing Coach Alex for ADHD Executive Functioning Coaching
ADHD executive functioning coaching in White Plains, NY, at The Savvy Tutor is the key to unlocking your true potential as a person or parent, providing you with the missing piece to tie everything together.
From focus to decision-making, coach Alex Yoken guides you or your kid in developing the skills to be the most productive version of you possible, ultimately reducing stress and building confidence in the process.
She has over 13 years of experience assisting people in overcoming hurdles and mastering the skills needed to discover and harness their full potential. Holding a master’s in education with a concentration in special education, Alex is fully equipped to work with people of all ages who contend with ADHD, all while taking a personalized, compassionate approach.
As a dual-focused, certified New York teacher, she’s also a special education advocate who thoroughly understands the barriers ADHD places and the most practical techniques to help somebody overcome them. Her full understanding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) allows her to advocate for children whose school districts may have neglected to meet their needs.
Contact The Savvy Tutor today at (914) 523-8024 for ADHD coaching for you or your child — a new beginning starts with the right support!