Includes bibliographical references.

The big deal about executive functioning -- General support for executive functioning difficulties -- Holding back impulses -- Keeping information in working memory -- Shifting, being flexible and regulating emotion -- Focusing and self-monitoring -- Not just ordinary organizing -- Managing time -- Taking action -- Sustaining effort -- Planning/problem solving/goal setting/using critical thinking -- Children with two homes -- Looking forward.

Impulsive, scattered, lost, unfocused, unprepared, disorganized: These are just a few of the words used to describe kids with executive functioning deficits, which commonly affect many children already diagnosed with ADHD, learning disabilities, and autism. The Impulsive, Disorganized Child: Solutions for Parenting Kids with Executive Functioning Difficulties helps parents pinpoint weak executive functions in their children, then learn how to help their kids overcome these deficits with practical, easy solutions. Children who can't select, plan, initiate, or sustain action toward their goals are children who simply struggle to succeed in school and other aspects of life. Parents need the helpful, proven advice and interactive surveys and action plans in this book to empower them to take positive action to teach their disorganized, impulsive child to achieve independence, success, and a level of self-support.