An ER doctor and marriage and family therapist shares her experiences with the ebb and flow of executive function capacity.

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, ...

Hearing so much focus on executive dysfunction in recent years has been enlightening. I haven't always known the term, but executive dysfunction has been my thing since my inception. In the first ...

Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds. By Christina Caron The pomodoro technique. Power poses. Planners.

The term “ADHD paralysis” describes a significant challenge for a person with ADHD involving starting or finishing activities. “Executive dysfunction” refers to a wide range of cognitive difficulties ...

Teenagers who are pathological liars also tend to struggle with executive function deficits, such as poor memory or impulse control, researchers have found. This means practitioners may be able to ...

At 17, hearing words like “low IQ,” autism, ADHD, and executive dysfunction can feel crushing. Many people quietly attach intelligence scores to human worth, even when real life repeatedly proves ...

White-collar work is breaking people's brains. Some are turning to unorthodox coaches for a fix. In 2022, Sage Quiamno was in her early 30s and a few months into a demanding DEI leadership role at ...

I pride myself on the fact that my 7-year-old son, like me, has always been a list-maker. "Overwhelmed by too many playtime choices?" I might say to him. (Tough life, I know.) "Let's make a list and ...