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The Executive Function Playbook: Building Independence in Kids with ADHD
A practical and contemporary toolkit based on the latest reliable evidence for the parents and professionals helping youth with ADHD navigate the challenges it presents
In The Executive Function Playbook, ADHD and Executive Function Specialist Mike McLeod, delivers an evidence-based, effective toolkit for parents, teachers, therapists, counselors, principals, directors, and superintendents who work with and care for youth with ADHD. It's a playbook for success that equips you with the knowledge, acceptance, understanding, and info you need to dramatically improve the lives of young people who work every day to manage the challenges and struggles associated with ADHD.
The book is filled with real, practical strategies that work in the classroom, at home, in workplaces, and online. It demolishes the myths and pseudoscience served up by social media algorithms and draws on the author's extensive experience living with ADHD and treating youth with this diagnosis, as well as the latest research conducted by reputable academics and practitioners.
Inside the
Candid, accurate discussions about the realities of living with ADHD and how to assist young people with the disorder to capitalize on their strengths and mitigate their weakness Specific, actionable strategies to deal with the most disruptive symptoms of ADHD, including impulsivity, inattention, time management deficits, and more A comprehensive exploration of the root causes of the executive function deficits caused by ADHD and the techniques you can use to help address them ADHD is a complex and poorly understood disorder that is difficult to treat effectively. This does not mean that the parents and professionals who are responsible for youth with ADHD are doomed to a lifetime of frustration and futility. The Executive Function Playbook contains a powerful and complete collection of tools, strategies, case studies, success stories, and frameworks for significantly improving the lives of young people with ADHD. Readers will benefit from the latest research, information, and best practices as they confront the significant – but manageable – challenges that ADHD presents.
In The Executive Function Playbook, ADHD and Executive Function Specialist Mike McLeod, delivers an evidence-based, effective toolkit for parents, teachers, therapists, counselors, principals, directors, and superintendents who work with and care for youth with ADHD. It's a playbook for success that equips you with the knowledge, acceptance, understanding, and info you need to dramatically improve the lives of young people who work every day to manage the challenges and struggles associated with ADHD.
The book is filled with real, practical strategies that work in the classroom, at home, in workplaces, and online. It demolishes the myths and pseudoscience served up by social media algorithms and draws on the author's extensive experience living with ADHD and treating youth with this diagnosis, as well as the latest research conducted by reputable academics and practitioners.
Inside the
Candid, accurate discussions about the realities of living with ADHD and how to assist young people with the disorder to capitalize on their strengths and mitigate their weakness Specific, actionable strategies to deal with the most disruptive symptoms of ADHD, including impulsivity, inattention, time management deficits, and more A comprehensive exploration of the root causes of the executive function deficits caused by ADHD and the techniques you can use to help address them ADHD is a complex and poorly understood disorder that is difficult to treat effectively. This does not mean that the parents and professionals who are responsible for youth with ADHD are doomed to a lifetime of frustration and futility. The Executive Function Playbook contains a powerful and complete collection of tools, strategies, case studies, success stories, and frameworks for significantly improving the lives of young people with ADHD. Readers will benefit from the latest research, information, and best practices as they confront the significant – but manageable – challenges that ADHD presents.
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224 pages, Paperback
Published January 13, 2026
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January 24, 2026
We have been lucky enough to have Mike and his coaches as part of our family’s neurodiverse support team. And it’s really felt like a team. Mike truly aims for kids with ADHD to do more than survive school, peer relationships, family dynamics, etc. He wants them to thrive. That is so very apparent in this playbook. Reading this book is like being taken by the hand and led to a toolbox that helps you, your family, and, most all, your amazing kiddo with executive functioning challenges. You’ll feel seen and your child will, too.
Best of all, you can return to it again and again. It’s a treasure trove of tools and strategies and comfort that you’re doing all right - just keep going.
Best of all, you can return to it again and again. It’s a treasure trove of tools and strategies and comfort that you’re doing all right - just keep going.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Fantastic and so timely! I learned a tremendous amount. Mike speaks from a wealth of knowledge accumulated over working with families and school for many years - as well as his personal experience. Highly recommend!
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