Neurodevelopmental conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism affect about 1 in 10 children. These conditions impact learning, behavior and development.

An experimental study conducted in Brazil found that a game-based cognitive training program called Cucca Curiosa improved executive functioning and mathematics performance in children aged 7 to 10 ...

As an early childhood educator with over 30 years of experience and as the owner and director of Alpha School in Las Cruces, I know this to be true: The ...

In his 2017 study paper advocating an increase in training and educating about executive functioning in early education years, psychologist Clancy Blair defines executive functions as the ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments ...

To support students with executive function deficits, we need to start by providing greater structure and training around these skills for faculty. Recently, I was talking to a tenured professor at a ...