In many places, discussions of executive functions (and executive dysfunction) are considered part of ADHD.  In actuality, executive dysfunction (EDF) can co-occur or be part of other disorders as well, such as OCD or mood disorders or autism spectrum disorders.  In this section, we try to provide some resources on EDF that is not specific to any one disorder.

Web Sites:

• Happy Neuron has some free online games that you can try that demonstrate elements of executive functions.
• Activate Software: software for ADHD and executive functions has been field-tested in three school districts, according to the site.

Books for Educators and Other Professionals:

• Dawson P, Guare R: Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. Guilford Press, 2009.
• Dendy CAZ: Teaching Teens With ADD, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits: A Quick Reference Guide for Teachers and Parents. Woodbine House, 2011.
• Dornbush, MP, Pruitt, SK: Tigers, Too:Executive Functions/Speed of Processing/Memory- Impact on Academic, Behavioral, and Social Functioning of Students with ADHD, Tourette Syndrome and OCD. Parkaire Press, 2009.
• Dornbush, MP, Pruitt, SK: Tigers, Too Supplement: Checklists. Parkaire Press, 2010.
• Goldberg D: The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond. Touchstone, 2005.
• Guare R: Smart but Scattered Teens: The “Executive Skills” Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential. The Guilford Press, 2012.
• Kaufman C: Executive Function in the Classroom. Paul H. Brookes, 2010.
• Meltzer L: Executive Function in Education: From Theory to Practice. Guilford Press, 2007.
• Packer, LE: Find a Way or Make a Way: Checklists for Accommodations for Students with ADHD, Executive Dysfunction, Mood Disorders, Tourette’s Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Other Neurological Challenges. Parkaire Press, 2009.
• Packer LE, Pruitt SK: Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers: Teaching Students with Tourette’s, Bipolar Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, OCD, ADHD, and More, Woodbine House, 2010.

Books on Study Skills:  see Resource page on Homework Hassles

Books for Families:

• Branstetter R: The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder: Strategies to help your child achieve the time-management skills, … needed to succeed in school and life. Everything, 2013.
• Cooper-Kahn J, Dietzel L: Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning. Woodbine House, 2008.
• Dawson P, Guare R: Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential. Guilford Press, 2008.
• Packer LE, Pruitt SK: Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers: Teaching Students with Tourette’s, Bipolar Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, OCD, ADHD, and More, Woodbine House, 2010.

Books and Videos for Children or Teens:

• Fox JS, Espeland P: Get Organized Without Losing It. Free Spirit Publishing, 2006.
• Morgenstern J, Morganstern-Colon J: Organizing from the Inside Out for Teenagers: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Room, Your Time, and Your Life. Owl Books, 2002.
• Moss M, Schwartz L: Where’s My Stuff?: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide. Orange Avenue Publishing, 2007.
• Smith B: It Was Just Right Here! Boys Town Press, 2018.
• Smith B: Of Course It’s a Big Deal. Boys Town Press, 2017.
• Smith B: What Were You Thinking?: Learning to Control Your Impulses. Boys Town Press, 2016.

Some Free Handouts and Tools to Grab and Go*:

• Mnemonics for Academic Skills or Content (from Packer and Pruitt, Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers, 2010)
• Organizational Skills Survey – Parent Reporting Form (from Packer and Pruitt, Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers, 2010)
• Classroom Layout Checklist (from Packer and Pruitt, Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers, 2010)
  

*Thanks to Woodbine House for giving us the digital rights to Challenging Kids, Challenged Teacher handouts.