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But I don’t want to hear it…

Growing up is full of criticism, and that’s because we are learning. For those individuals with Neurodivergent traits accepting criticism can be especially difficult. Not everything we do will be perfect the first time around, no matter how much we want it to be, and although we cannot choose to avoid it, we can choose how we react to it. Often, criticism can help us to become better. It can help our writing become stronger, our ideas to become more creative, and overall life to be more fulfilling, yet sometimes it can hurt our feelings. Sometimes when we work really hard on something and someone has some criticism about it, we can feel emotional. However, it is important to be respectful when both accepting and giving criticism.

If children, teens, and young adults lash out or become violent when hearing something negative, it can cause our friends or others not to want to try and help us become better. This can then lead us to not reach our fullest potential because if we think everything is perfect on the first draft, then we will never learn how to make anything better. Accepting criticism in an age appropriate and socially acceptable way helps us socialize as well. If our peers feel as if they are comfortable telling us something like criticism, it shows that they trust us to respond in a way that is acceptable and allows for our friends to help us become better at whatever it is we are speaking about or doing. Yet, for those with neurodivergent traits, accepting criticism can be difficult. They may find it hard to accept that they are doing something incorrectly or not to their fullest, and if their friends cannot be open and say that they don’t like something that their friend does or give criticism about their friendship so it can become better, then they may not want to socialize with them anymore. This can then cause children, teens, and young adults to be unable to make and nurture friendships and relationships, and as time goes on, become isolated, but with the proper help, accepting criticism can be made easier.

At the Support for Students Growth Center, we provide the social, behavioral, educational, emotional, and executive functioning skills children, teens, young adults, and their families who may be Neurodivergent or not 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 accept criticism 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. NachPh.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.

I just can’t control it…

It is not uncommon for people to lose their temper growing up, but it is important that we learn how to control it. Being prone to hitting, scratching, yelling, throwing and braking things and other outbursts can make it difficult for children, teens, and young adults to make and maintain friendships. Friends do not want to worry if they will be screamed at or hit because their other friend loses their temper, but not losing our temper impacts our relationships in other ways as well.

Being able to work through things in a cool, calm, and collected manner not only allows for us to show our friends that we are able to deal with stressful situations, but also shows that we can listen and understand both sides of a conversation. Knowing how to regulate our temper can allow us to figure out what exactly is bothering us and communicate it in a way that is effective for both people, allowing us to nurture our friendships as well as determine what does and does not upset both ourselves and our friends. If we are constantly losing our temper, friends may not want to confide in us and vice versa, which can make life more difficult since we would be hindering our ability for constant social interaction. Yet, despite this being common for some neurodivergent individuals, the Support for Students Growth Center has the tools to help.

At The Support for Students Growth Center, 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 social skills skills 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. NachPh.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.

But what if they don’t like me…

As we get older, it seems like when we look back, we have made friends every step of the way. Whether it be in school, sports, camp, or other kids around the neighborhood, we as people tend to make connections even without realizing it, but for those with neurodivergent traits, making friends can be difficult. Between the anxiety of not knowing if they will like what you like and having to talk and open-up to a stranger, making friends can be difficult for many. Yet, if they don’t, their lives can be filled with isolation, anxiety, depression, and so much more. Without friends, children, teens, and young adults may find going to school, events, and even just daily life to be difficult to manage. Friends help us feel comfortable in situations we may not be used to, and they are there to talk to us and help us get through things, but if we cannot make, nurture and maintain these friendships, life can quickly become lonely.

Without the effective social skills, making friends can seem impossible. Knowing what they like and dislike, how to talk to certain people in specific situations, reading body language, emotional regulation, listening, and so much more are ways we make and keep friends. These skills help us understand what our friends are thinking so we can be there for them and vice versa, which can make school and general life a much better experience. Friends are there to experience life with us and to help us through tough times, which is why having them is so important, yet neurodivergent individuals may find it more difficult to know when to use these skills than their neurotypical peers, but the Support for Students Growth Center can give them the tools they need to do so.

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 make friends 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.

I just don’t get it…

Executive functioning (EF) allows for children, teens, and young adults to properly manage time, plan and organize, initiate, inhibit, use working memory, shift, and so much more so they can be productive in their daily lives. Having and maintaining these skills allows for school, work, and chores to be made easier to complete, but executive functioning skills can also help them emotionally and socially as well. Being able to self-monitor their emotions as well as the emotions of others, adapt to a situation that may be stressful or difficult to handle, and self-soothe are all ways that EF can help them make and maintain relationships. Most kids do not want their friends to lash out or be angry on a whim or ignore how they are feeling in a situation, and EF skills help us avoid that. Yet, for neurodivergent individuals, these skills don’t come as easily to them.

As children get older, their executive functioning skills tend to strengthen subconsciously, but for those with executive dysfunction, they may not be able to do it without thinking. Understanding how to actively be doing something such as self-monitoring or inhibiting may be difficult for them to do on a daily basis. They may find planning out their days and keeping organized, initiating tasks, and much more to be harder for them than their peers, which can be discouraging and eventually affect their futures as they get older. They may not do well independently while away at college or be able to maintain a job all because they struggle with executive dysfunction. However, these skills can be learned to be implemented into their lives with the proper help.

At The Support for Students Growth Center, 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 executive functioning skills 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.

Oh, I didn’t realize…

When it comes to self-awareness, neurodivergent individuals may find it hard to identify when they are and are not aware of themselves. Whether it be socially, internally, or just in daily life, they may find it hard to be proactively thinking about how their actions affect not only themselves, but others. As we get older, self-awareness allows us to know who we are as people. What we like and don’t like, what we are good and bad at, and so much more, but it also helps us reflect on our experiences and others around us. If we do something and a friend reacts in a certain way, we can reflect on that interaction and know if we should do it again in the future. We also do this with ourselves. Self-awareness helps us identify our own emotions and how those emotions can affect our daily lives. If neurodivergent individuals cannot do this, day to day life can be made more difficult since if they are feeling a negative emotion and cannot identify where it is coming from, then they cannot prevent it from happening again in the future.

Self-awareness is an important social skill for children, teens, and young adults to have. It helps them manage their emotions in daily life as well as make and nurture friendships since they will be aware of how their actions are affecting them as well. However, for neurodivergent individuals, this skill may not come as easily to them as their neurotypical peers, but The Support for Students Growth Center can help them learn how to use self-awareness.

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 self-awareness 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. NachPh.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.

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. NachPh.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.

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.

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.

I’ll start it later…

When it comes to neurodivergent individuals with executive dysfunction, they may find it particularly hard to initiate tasks. Whether it be because they simply do not want to, or the idea of trying to complete said task is just too stressful, lacking developed executive functioning skills can affect their daily lives. As children become teens and teens become young adults, more and more tasks are needed to be done in a day. From personal hygiene, finance management, employment, relationships to homework and grocery shopping, life becomes more demanding of people as they become older, and if they cannot initiate a task, then nothing will ever get done. Instead, the list of things needed to be completed will just grow and grow, stressing them out more and more until eventually they either do it because the anxiety was too much to handle, or disregard it completely. Yet, as time goes on, those struggling with executive dysfunction will continue with this cycle of refusing to initiate, leading them to a never-ending trend of stress, anxiety, depression, and more.

Initiation is an important executive functioning skill (EF) to have not only because other EF skills rely on it, but because we use it in daily life. From getting out of bed to studying for a test, children, teens, and young adults need to be able to initiate a task, because if not, nothing will ever get done. Their education, health, hygiene, and life will become difficult to manage, especially on their own. If they cannot initiate tasks on their own, they will rely on their parents to do so for them well into their adulthood, which no parent wants. They want their kid to be able to work past the anxiety or the unhappiness a task may bring them before starting it on their own. Without initiation, neurodivergent individuals will be constantly falling behind in life and school since many other aspects of life cannot be completed if not initiated, hence why this skill is so important, and thankfully, at The Support for Students Growth Center, we coach neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults so they can achieve the executive functioning and other skills they may be lacking.

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 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 initiate tasks 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.