From the Blog Posts of MSI Press Authors: Franki Bagdade talks about what to do when your executive functioning stops functioning

 


So what happens when your executive functioning stops functioning? Franki Bagdade, author of I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them, has some suggestions in her recent blog post:

It was a typical Tuesday and I was balancing the needs of two businesses and three children. Juggling meeting with clients 1:1 for Therapy or ADHD coaching while using any gaps in my schedule to respond to emails, schedule social media, write blogs, and do laundry (cause there is always, always laundry to do.)

This particular day I found a rare 90-minute gap between clients so I scheduled a very needed physical therapy appointment, as I was still recovering from a broken ankle. As I was going through my exercises my phone started buzzing. An email from a therapy client scrolled across my screen asking for the Zoom link for their session starting in ten minutes. Cue a racing heart and panic.

I quickly looked at my calendar, a color-coded HIPPA-compliant modern marvel. There was no appointment for this client on any calendar, but it did sound familiar. A quick search through old emails found their request for an appointment and my response confirming the time slot was available. Somehow the appointment never made it on my calendar. It was a glitch in my system, a result of human error. My, very human, error.

If you have ADHD or for any reason struggle with executive functioning you may find yourself in this “pickle” at some point or more often than you’d like to admit. So, let me walk you through what I did next after I put my metaphoric “big girl pants” on and asked myself what I would say to an ADHD coaching client who had a similar dilemma.

Read the rest of the post HERE.

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