by Ruth Bomar | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog, College Transition 101
Give yourself a break. Failing any exam feels terrible. Step back and create some space between you and your failure. Don’t go talk to your professor if you are angry. Don’t do anything right away, calm down first. Take a walk. Take a bubble bath. Work...
by Ruth Bomar | Sep 19, 2016 | Academic Coaching, ADHD Coaching, Blog, College Transition 101
Four Hacks for Self-Monitoring and Self-Regulating Actions Another “store-manager” type task our brain does is keeping up with moment-by-moment behavior in other words self-monitoring and self-regulating your behavior. If there is a deficit in this...
by Ruth Bomar | Sep 12, 2016 | ADHD Coaching, Blog
Six Hacks for Managing Your Working Memory What is working memory? Working memory is like a holding station where a network of neurons holds a bit of information while at the same time doing something else. Working memory holds a never ending flow of input from our...
by Ruth Bomar | Sep 5, 2016 | Academic Coaching, ADHD Coaching, Blog, College Transition 101
Four hacks for managing frustration and regulating your emotions. People with ADD syndrome often struggle with emotions. They might have a very low threshold for frustration. Or they might struggle with regulating their emotional experience and expression. * Managing...
by Ruth Bomar | Aug 29, 2016 | Academic Coaching, ADHD Coaching, Blog
Executive Functions Effort: Regulating alertness, sustaining effort, and processing speed. Effort refers to regulating how alert you are for a given task. Your mind helps you stay alert and maintain the right amount of effort for the task while performing the task you...
