604- Strengthening Executive Functioning Skills and Building Independence in Children
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Michael McLeod delves into the brain-based reasons behind executive function delays in ADHD, and shares actionable, real-world methods to strengthen your child's executive function skills and reduce their reliance on prompts and accommodations.
Resources: Executive Functioning Skills
- Free Download: Could You Have Executive Function Disorder?
- Read: How to Sharpen Executive Functions: Activities to Hone Brain Skills
- Read: Your Brain's GPS Is Glitchy: Why Working Memory Fails and How to Bolster It
- Read: 10 Ways to Improve Your Teen's Executive Skills
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine. |
| 0:13.8 | Hey, everyone. I'm Carol Fleck, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I'm delighted to welcome you to today's ADHD expert's |
| 0:22.8 | presentation titled Strengthening Executive Functioning Skills and Building Independence |
| 0:28.9 | in Children. |
| 0:30.5 | Leading today's presentation is Michael McLeod. |
| 0:34.2 | Michael is the founder of Grow Now ADHD, which provides executive function coaching and parent |
| 0:40.1 | training. |
| 0:41.6 | His internal skills coaching model guides educators and caregivers in helping students build |
| 0:48.1 | self-regulation, self-awareness, self-motivation, and self-evaluation, all in an effort to drive independence and success. |
| 0:58.2 | Michael works with students, parents, and schools across the country in developing practical, |
| 1:03.8 | high-impact strategies that can be implemented in classrooms and in homes. |
| 1:09.7 | As many of us know, children with ADHD are slower than their |
| 1:14.0 | peers in developing and mastering executive functioning skills. These are the skills that drive |
| 1:20.2 | focus and attention, planning and prioritization, time management, emotional regulation, |
| 1:26.8 | and working memory. |
| 1:28.3 | When students struggle with executive functioning, the results are often disorganization, |
| 1:33.9 | inconsistent effort, missing assignments, emotional outbursts, and heavy dependence on adult prompts |
| 1:41.3 | and reminders. In this webinar, we'll discuss how educators, parents, and others |
| 1:47.1 | can build true independence in children by strengthening the skills that will help them not only in |
| 1:53.2 | school, but throughout their lives. So without further ado, I'm so pleased to welcome Michael McLeod. |
| 1:59.1 | Thank you so much for joining us today, Michael. Thank you, Carol. Yeah, I'm so excited to welcome Michael McLeod. Thank you so much for joining us today, Michael. |
| 2:02.0 | Thank you, Carol. Yeah, I'm so excited to be here today. This is really, really exciting. |
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