Ways of overcoming executive dysfunction

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Well I'm asking because I'm working with academic skills unit and disability officer at my university in ways of overcoming my executive dysfunction (I know a lot of people with AS/HFA have those problems).

My grades last year were just bare passes, yet I was tested with a IQ of 160
when I was 14, they are planning to do another IQ test to know where I am
now. Anything that has helped fellow AS/HFA people overcome executive dysfunction and links to various articles would be much thanked.

I have the same problems with my university studies. A set routine and daily recognition that some of this stuff is really boring have helped immensely. Hopefully you won't have to repeat too many classes, if any at all. Check out this link. It is pretty straightforward, although your disability office probably already pointed some of this stuff out---mine did.


http://www.geocities.com/growingjoel/ef.html

Developing (or having someone help you develop) organizing skills is a great thing. If organizing information, etc., isn't your strength, then have someone help you set up a solid system which you can follow.

Also, I find having some kind of PDA with a reminder alarm on it's calendar is most helpful. So I don't forget anything. I just bring it with me and it dings when I need to do something.

I recommend those both.

I'm sure there's lists of helpful hints (I recall seeing some myself a few years back) on the net regarding ADHD and organizing, since a big problem with ADHD, too, is EDF.

This also looks like a very helpful site to go over with organization and study methods:
http://www.studygs.net/

Also, finding a tutor who has a solid background in good study skills can help, too. Sometimes learning HOW to study is harder than studying the materials, themselves.

Hope this helps a bit, newchum.

Sophist, thanks for posting the site. I have been checking it out for the past day or so and I have found most of it to be helpful, especially the stuff on different learning styles. I've had problems in school before because my learning style is so different than the teacher's teaching style. Fortunately, I've found a couple of teachers (mostly science/math) that I can get along well with.

I am lucky in that I'm a visual learner and so many more teachers use visual teaching these days.

But I'm not the greatest of note takers if the professor adds anything verbally which isn't on the overhead. I will frequently miss it.

But you're welcome for that site, Namiko. Glad I could help.