When a student struggles with executive function challenges, each day can be a slog to get through. It can be a stressful and difficult process filled with missteps, second guessing, and forgetting. Let’s take a glance at what a typical…
Accommodations and various free supports provided by universities (peer-led tutoring or coaching programs, for example) are often thought of as the ticket to academic success in college. However, a student’s journey can be quite complex and, for some, these resources…
In today’s world, we all spend a ton of time on our phones. For college students, phones are not just for communication but also their social lives, TV shows, games, and connection to the world. However, excessive phone usage can…
To be a successful college student, managing time is crucial. It is easy to say, “I need to manage my time better.” But, how can students actually make that happen?
Sometimes, a student can get all the way through high school without ever having to write a research paper. Other times, they write one or two, but they still don’t have a good grasp for how to go through the…
When we work with college students, the nature of our work is to create change. We work with students to introduce strategies, improve habits, implement systems, and achieve goals. These goals are often BIG: make dean’s list, improve their GPA,…
Can my freshman get away with just (free) campus resources?
There’s no worse feeling than a college student coming home over winter break with bad grades. It’s a horrible feeling for the student and the parents. It creates anxiety, anger, and stress. And it puts a lot more pressure on…
Figuring out the right course load for executive function-challenged students, especially freshman year, is an important task. There are certain measures that soon-to-be-freshman (or really any student in college) can take in order to start off on the right foot…
4 Tips to Write a Stress-Free Research Paper What is one of the most demanding college assignments when it comes to executive function skills? Writing research papers. Why? When tasks are newer, more complex, and more long term, they will…