The “wall of awful” describes a mental barrier that makes starting important tasks feel extremely hard for people with ADHD.

Maybe it’s not you getting in your own way, maybe it’s your brain’s wiring hitting the brakes. Imagine trying to finish a task but never getting around to it. For instance, you’ve been meaning to take ...

As a child and teen psychotherapist, I have seen an influx of parents telling me that their child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this post, I would like to delve into ADHD, ...

Evidence suggests attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obesity share overlapping genetic pathways and hereditary factors, but executive dysfunction, ADHD medications, and individual ...

Executive function — the term for critical mental skills like organization, focus, time management and emotional regulation — help all of us navigate our daily lives. People with ADHD are much more ...

If you have executive dysfunction (also called executive function disorder), you may experience difficulty in organizing ...

More people are talking about executive dysfunction—but what exactly is it? Collage with hands holding arrows in many directions with brain illustration on blue background. Organizing thoughts, ...

If employees are falling behind on their work, it doesn't necessarily mean they're disengaged or wasting their time. It may be that their brains are wired differently. Executive dysfunction is defined ...

ADHD is a widely misunderstood condition. Knowing what ADHD is, and what it isn’t, can raise awareness of the condition and ...