Executive Skills Coaching: Self-Talk Strategies

This lesson is essential for ADHDers - but any student will benefit. Kids, particularly teens, often struggle with negative self-talk but lack the strategies for management. For ADHDers, this negative self-talk is rooted in their experience of being bombarded with criticism from adults and teachers (studies show ADHers receive a disproportionate amount of criticism) throughout their childhood. Considering negative self-talk can foster self-doubt, rumination, and procrastination, identifying positive ways to manage self-talk is crucial for improving executive functioning skills!