Inhibition

But it’s so boring…

For neurodivergent individuals, inhibition (impulse control) can be a difficult executive functioning skill to maintain. Children, teens, and young adults get distracted. It’s inevitable, but our inhibitory control allows us to prevent ourselves from being consumed by these distractions. Without it, tasks would rarely get completed, paying attention in class would be practically impossible, and preventing outbursts would be difficult. However, those with executive dysfunction may find it hard to be actively inhibiting unbeneficial things in their daily lives. They may be drawn to their phone while doing homework to the point it doesn’t get done or have trouble not screaming at their siblings when they upset them because they cannot control their impulses.

This then leads to other issues in the future, such as academic issues since no homework or classwork is being completed due to distractions, social issues because no friend wants to be yelled at over minor inconvenience, and even “Failure to Launch.” Whether it be looking out of a window during class, watching YouTube while trying to do homework, or speaking to their friend while their teacher is speaking, not being able to inhibit those behaviors can cause children, teens, and young adults to fall behind. However, with the right help, they can learn to implement this executive functioning skill into their daily lives.

At SSGC, we provide the social, behavioral, educational, emotional, and executive functioning skills children, teens, young adults, and their families need for a happy and successful life in and out of school settings. Our team of professionals offers individualized and family coaching/counseling and social skills groups to help teach skills such as inhibition to ensure parents do not have to worry that their kids will be unable to make and maintain a functioning independent life on their own. So, if your child is struggling with skills like the ones listed above and much more, the SSGC is equipped with the tools to help.


Click here and call now to schedule your FREE 20-minute individualized screening- $150 value

Dr. Eric J. Nach, Ph.D., M.Ed., A.S.D.C., is a Developmental and Behavioral Specialist who specializes in Autism, ADHD and related disorders. Dr. Nach is the founder of the Support for Students Growth Center and College Life Skills Program where he and his team of professional’s help develop the Emotional Maturity, Executive Functioning, Life Skill and Social Abilities of children, teens, young adults and college students and those high school students preparing for college.

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Working Memory

Wait, what did you say?

For neurodivergent individuals, working memory can be a difficult thing to maintain as they get older because life become more demanding of them. Whether it be having to actively move from one task to another, having to listen to teachers while also taking notes, or even just having a conversation while doing something else, working memory is needed every day. This executive functioning skill allows children, teen, and young adults to follow instructions with multiple steps, keep track of how a conversation is progressing, and even provides a sense of guidance in their decision making. If they can actively take in multiple things at once, whether it be socially, academically, or just in general life, then they can actively use their working memory to make the best decision quickly and accurately for the situation they are in. If not, then they may spend too much time trying to dissect everything one by one which can consume time and energy, making daily life difficult.

Working memory is so important because it allows us to retain information while other things are going on. Without it, workload can seem more difficult than it is since there may be an inability to multi-task. This can then set them back in life since multi-tasking can help us get multiple things done in a time efficient manner, whether it be academic or just in day to day life. Without working memory, daily life can feel daunting because tasks may become more difficult to complete, especially with outside distractions. Yet, despite executive dysfunction being a thing many neurodivergent people face, the Support for Students Growth Center coaches children, teens, and young adults so they can be successful in school, work, and life.

At SSGC, we provide the social, behavioral, emotional, and executive functioning skills children, teens, young adults, and their families need for a happy and successful life both in and out of school settings. Our team of professionals offers individualized and family coaching/counseling and social skills groups to help teach skills such as how to actively use working memory to ensure parents do not have to worry that their kids will be unable to be the best they can be in and out of school setting on their own. So, if your child is struggling with skills like the ones listed above and much more, the SSGC is equipped with the tools to help.


Click here and call now to schedule your FREE 20-minute individualized screening- $150 value

Dr. Eric J. Nach, Ph.D., M.Ed., A.S.D.C., is a Developmental and Behavioral Specialist who specializes in Autism, ADHD and related disorders. Dr. Nach is the founder of the Support for Students Growth Center and College Life Skills Program where he and his team of professional’s help develop the Emotional Maturity, Executive Functioning, Life Skill and Social Abilities of children, teens, young adults and college students and those high school students preparing for college.

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Time Management

Why do it now when I can do it later?

As we get older, we may begin to feel we have less and less time to get everything done. As children, teens, and young adults transition out of school and into college before eventually going off into the real world, they begin to learn how to manage this time properly. They learn what time is for play and the other is for work, but for those with neurodivergent traits, their executive dysfunction may make it hard for them to know how to properly manage their time. They may find it easier to rely on their parents to plan out their days and weeks for them but allowing this trend can hinder them from being successful on their own in the future. They will be unable to make enough time to get their homework, chores, and work done independently, which can also impact their social lives. If they are too worried about the work that needs to be done during a day, that time spent being filled with anxiety can prevent them from using it to be proactively completing whatever needs to be done so they can then go out with friends, causing a cycle of stress, depression, frustration and much more.

Not being able to manage time properly is not uncommon among those who are neurodivergent, but either way, it is an important executive functioning skill to have. They need it so they can plan out their days in a way that makes time for chores and work as well as socialization and down time. This is how they maintain a balanced and happy lifestyle, and without time management skills, they may find independent life and life in general more daunting than it needs to be. However, time management skills are not impossible to learn. At The Support for Students Growth Center, we coach neurodivergent individuals so they can develop the executive functioning skills they need to be successful now and in the future.

At SSGC, we provide the social, behavioral, educational, emotional, and executive functioning skills children, teens, young adults, and their families need for a happy and successful life in and out of school settings. Our team of professionals offers individualized and family coaching/counseling and social skills groups to help teach skills such as how to be actively managing your time to ensure parents do not have to worry that their kids will be unable to make and maintain a functioning independent life on their own. So, if your child is struggling with skills like the ones listed above and much more, the SSGC is equipped with the tools to help.
Click here and call now to schedule your FREE 20-minute individualized screening- $150 value

Dr. Eric J. Nach, Ph.D., M.Ed., A.S.D.C., is a Developmental and Behavioral Specialist who specializes in Autism, ADHD and related disorders. Dr. Nach is the founder of the Support for Students Growth Center and College Life Skills Program where he and his team of professional’s help develop the Emotional Maturity, Executive Functioning, Life Skill and Social Abilities of children, teens, young adults and college students and those high school students preparing for college.

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