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Non-routine Expectations
A week after school started, Casey’s mom went to Parent Orientation, sometimes called Open House or Back to School Night. She was given a...
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DMG Coaching
Sep 16, 20222 min read
What's That Smell?
Casey is adjusting to the school year, but after a few weeks her teacher calls on a Friday morning and asks her mom if she has smelled...
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DMG Coaching
Sep 2, 20222 min read
It's Missing!
Casey is beginning to follow along with her classroom and school day routines, but has found that she can’t always finds the things that...
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DMG Coaching
Aug 26, 20222 min read
A Multi-Modality Approach to Directions
Let’s begin with the first strategy to help Casey (and any other student that does better without multi step directions). When there are...
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DMG Coaching
Aug 18, 20222 min read
What is going on?
Teacher: “Good morning class. Please make sure last night’s homework is in the green bin. We will begin class in thirty seconds, so make...
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DMG Coaching
Aug 11, 20221 min read
School is Starting Soon
School is starting soon. What emotions are tied into those four words? Excitement? Anticipation? Nervousness? Dread? Do you love school?...
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DMG Coaching
Jul 27, 20221 min read
Build a Strong Foundation
How would you describe a superhero? I would think that you would suggest abilities that humans don’t have. Possibly flying, changes roles...
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DMG Coaching
Jul 14, 20222 min read
Make it FUN
Would you spend ten hours writing a report for your boss if you were not getting paid? How does cleaning the house while the whole family...
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DMG Coaching
Jun 21, 20222 min read
Where is your push coming from?
I have not put out content in about a month. I have been super busy with lots of good things. I wanted to post something even though time...
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DMG Coaching
May 18, 20222 min read
Remove the Triggers
Last week, we discussed healthy habits, particularly focusing on cues. Today, I would like to discuss adjusting a trigger. We all have...
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DMG Coaching
May 11, 20223 min read
Healthy Habits
How do we get our children to develop healthy habits? Healthy habits in kids lead to healthy habits in adults and we want to help them...
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DMG Coaching
May 4, 20222 min read
Ready, Set, Done!
The last area of executive function according to Dr. Brown is Motivating and Self Regulating Actions. This refers to getting yourself to...
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DMG Coaching
Apr 5, 20222 min read
Memory Tools
Last week, we began to discuss working memory. We discussed writing things down and creating checklists. There are many great resources...
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DMG Coaching
Mar 29, 20222 min read
Get it onto Paper
The fifth area of executive function according to Dr. Thomas Brown is Memory- utilizing working memory and accessing recall. What that...
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DMG Coaching
Mar 22, 20222 min read
Calm Down!
Over the last few weeks, we have begun to explore Dr. Thomas Brown’s model of Executive Function. We spoke about activation, focus, and...
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DMG Coaching
Mar 15, 20222 min read
Stay Alert and Get it Done
Now that you have a better understanding of focus, let’s discuss effort. What is effort? I took an informal poll. Some people said...
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DMG Coaching
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Just Focus!
"If you would just focus, you would be done already!” How many times have you heard that line before? But what does focus mean? We are...
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DMG Coaching
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Let's Get Going
Dr. Thomas Brown, a clinical psychologist who specializes in assessment & treatment of ADHD & related problems, has a different way of...
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DMG Coaching
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Let Your Imagination Take You Places
Last week, we spoke about how we feel our emotions. Where in our body we feel emotion and how we react to those feelings and emotions....
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DMG Coaching
Feb 15, 20222 min read
How do you react?
As you continue to practice the self-talk that we spoke about last week, you will become an expert at self- directed speech- talking to...
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