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Books & Games
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Explore a curated collection of books and games designed to support ADHD and EF skills.
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ADHD/EF Books
Professional Reads
Parenting Books
EF Games
ADHD/EF Books
Teen and/or Adult Friendly
ADHD is Awesome
This is a great read for teens, parents, adults, and partners of individuals with ADHD.
Raising an Organized Child
Great read for parents and/or professionals. Gives ideas of activities/strategies to use from infants to teenagers.
Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up
Book for parents whose kids struggle with processing speed.
Professional Reads
Executive Functions: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved
An amazing book by the innovative Dr. Barkley. This book is more of a technical read, so likely best for professionals.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
A fantastic books for parents or professionals that work with individuals that have experienced trauma or have first hand trauma experience. Connections between trauma and executive functioning and communication are made.
Assessment and Intervention for Executive Function Difficulties (School-Based Practice in Action)
In Assessment and Intervention for Executive Function Difficulties, McCloskey, Perkins, and Diviner provide a unique blend of theory, research, and practice that offers clinicians an overarching framework for the concept of executive functions (EFs) in educational settings. The conceptual model of executive functions is detailed, including their role in behavior, learning, and production across all settings.
Autism & The Predictive Brain
In this book, Peter Vermeulen investigates new findings on the predictive brain and what these insights mean for autism and current interventions.
Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale–Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA)
The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale–Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA) is an empirically based tool for evaluating clinically significant dimensions of child and adolescent executive functioning. Evidence indicates that the BDEFS-CA is far more predictive of impairments in daily life activities than more time-consuming and costly traditional EF tests. The BDEFS-CA offers an ecologically valid snapshot of the capacities involved in time management, organization and problem solving, self-restraint, self-motivation, and self-regulation of emotions.
Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS for Adults)
The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS for Adults) is an empirically based tool for evaluating dimensions of adult executive functioning in daily life. Evidence indicates that the BDEFS is far more predictive of impairments in major life activities than more time-consuming and costly traditional EF tests. The BDEFS offers an ecologically valid snapshot of the capacities involved in time management, organization and problem solving, self-restraint, self-motivation, and self-regulation of emotions. I
Parenting Books
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
A general parenting book but has some references to executive functioning.
The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children
A general parenting book that looks at parenting from a deeper level.
Hunt, Gather, Parent
A general parenting book that looks at what Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
Executive Functioning Games
Hedbanz Game
FUN FAMILY GUESSING GAME: Hedbanz is the fast-paced, easy to play question game of “What am I?” Ask “yes” or “no” questions before time runs out
Guess Who
Guess Who is a light game of deduction to find the mystery person on your oppoent’s card. Ages 6+
Sequence for Kids
Strategy game helps develop logical thinking skills. Ages 3-6
Sequence
Each player or team tries to score the required number of five-card SEQUENCES before their opponents. Ages 7-Adult
LineUp Memory Game
This comical crime game is perfect for showing off your memory skills. Travel the game board and stop at each of six crime scenes to take a five-second eyewitness look at the suspect. Study the picture, because when you head back to the police station for a lineup, you’ll face a challenging string of look-alike suspects. Ages 8+
Sorry! Board Game
Get ready for classic Sorry. gameplay with an edge-of-your-seat race to home, so hurry up and get there first. Ages 6 to Adult.
Trouble Game
Ages 5+
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