Describing Six Aspects of a Complex Syndrome: Executive Function

Classroom advice for ADHD tends to target visible behaviour. The changes that hold target the executive demands sitting underneath it.

An IEP changes how a student is taught, not just the conditions they work under. Here is when ADHD qualifies and what belongs in the document.

A 504 plan removes obstacles that have nothing to do with what a student knows. Here is what to request, and the wording that gets it agreed.

Executive dysfunction is a measurable breakdown in the brain's planning and follow-through system — not a personality flaw. Here's what causes it, how it relates to ADHD, and what actually helps.